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progenitor galaxy

کهکشان ِ زادار

kahkešân-e zâdâr

Fr.: galaxie mère

A galaxy which is supposed to be at the origin of a specific event, for example a hypothetical galaxy in which globular clusters might have formed.

See also: → progenitor; → galaxy.