An Etymological Dictionary of Astronomy and Astrophysics

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peculiar galaxy
  کهکشان ِ اَفد  
kahkešân-e afd
Fr.: galaxie particulière  

An irregular galaxy that has an abnormal shape (neither elliptical, spiral, nor lenticular) and/or has another unusual characteristic.

See also:peculiar; → galaxy.