Magellanic

/ˌmæd͡ʒəˈlænɪk/ adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to, or named from, Magellan, the navigator.
  2. 2
    Of, or, pertaining to, the Magellanic Clouds

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ferdinandianmagellanian

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"Now astronomers are bemused to find young stars that are spiraling into the center of a massive cluster of stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way."

Etymology

From Magellan + -ic. Named after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan

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