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flocculent spiral galaxy
  کهکشان ِ مارپیچ ِ پشمین  
kahkešân-e mârpic-e pašmin
Fr.: galaxie spirale floculente  

A galaxy that has short segments of patchy spiral structure so that the disk appears like the fleece of a sheep. Examples: NGC 2841 and NGC 5055.

Etymology (EN): From L. floccus “flock of wool” + -ulent; → spiral galaxy.

Etymology (PE): Kahkešân, → galaxy; mârpic, → spiral; pašmin “woolly, woollen,” from pašm “wool” (Mid.Pers. pašm “wool;” Av. pašna- “eyelash, eyelid;” cp. Skt. páksman- “eyelashes;” Gk. pekos “wool, fleece,” pek(t)ein “to comb, pluck;” Lith. pešti “to pluck;” O.N. fax “mane”).