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Magellanic Cloud

Mag·el·lan·ic Cloud [ màjjə lánnik clowd ] (plural Mag·el·lan·ic Clouds)


noun 
Definition:
 
either of two small galaxies: either of two small galaxies near the south celestial pole that are irregularly shaped and closest to the Milky Way

[Early 17th century. After Ferdinand Magellan]
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