柯林斯詞典Magellanic Cloud /?m?ɡ??l?n?k/ 1. N either of two small irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Major) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (Nubecula Minor), lying near the S celestial pole; they are probably satellites of the Galaxy. Distances: 163?000 light years (Large), 196?000 light years (Small) 麥哲倫云 返回 Magellanic Cloud