magellanic cloud

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   either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole

   Broadergalaxy

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Questions about magellanic cloud

What does magellanic cloud mean?

magellanic cloud means "either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole".

Is magellanic cloud a common word?

magellanic cloud is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.