Mini Magellanic Cloud

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Mini Magellanic Cloud

Where it comes from

From mini- + Magellanic Clouds. From being a Magellanic Cloud that is smaller than the Small Magellanic Cloud.

proper noun

  1. A galaxy, a dwarf galaxy that is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way Galaxy, and a member of the Magellanic Clouds, in the Mily Way Subgroup of the Local Group of Galaxies; lying directly behind the Small Magellanic Cloud, as seen from Earth.

    Similar: MMC

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Mini Magellanic Cloud. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mini%20magellanic%20cloud

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"Mini Magellanic Cloud." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mini%20magellanic%20cloud.

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@misc{mini_magellanic_cloud_2026,
  title = {Mini Magellanic Cloud},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mini%20magellanic%20cloud},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}