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flocculent_spiral_galaxy

flocculent spiral galaxy

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Noun

flocculent spiral galaxy (plural flocculent spiral galaxies)

  1. (astronomy) a spiral galaxy with discontinuous spiral arms

Antonyms

  • grand design spiral galaxy

Synonyms

  • flocculent spiral, flocculent galaxy, flocculent

Hyponyms

  • multi-arm spiral galaxy

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