An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Magellanic Clouds
  ابرهای ِ ماژلان  
Abrhâ-ye Magellan
Fr.: Nuage de Magellan  

Two irregular satellite galaxies of our own Galaxy which are visible from the Southern Hemisphere as misty patches in the night sky. → Large Magellanic Cloud; → Small Magellanic Cloud.

See also: → Magellanic; → cloud.