Milky Way System

Milky Way System
noun
the galaxy containing the solar system; consists of millions of stars that can be seen as a diffuse band of light stretching across the night sky
Syn: ↑Milky Way, ↑Milky Way Galaxy
Hypernyms: ↑galaxy, ↑extragalactic nebula
Member Meronyms: ↑Southern Cross, ↑Crux, ↑Crux Australis
Part Meronyms: ↑heliosphere

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