An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Magellanic type galaxy
  کهکشان ِ گونه‌ی ِ ماژلانی  
kahkešân-e gune-ye Magellani
Fr.: galaxie de type magellanique  

A → metal-poor, → irregular galaxy like the → Large Magellanic Cloud or the → Small Magellanic Cloud. Other examples are: NGC 4449, NGC 4214, and NGC 3109.

See also: → Magellanic; → type; → galaxy.