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galactic cannibalism

noun

Definitions

  1. The process by which a large galaxy, through tidal gravitational interactions with a…

    The process by which a large galaxy, through tidal gravitational interactions with a companion, merges with that companion, resulting in a larger, often irregular galaxy.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for galactic cannibalism. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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