agalaxia

noun

aga·​lax·​ia

¦ā-gə-ˈlak-sē-ə

variants or agalaxy

ˈa-gə-ˌlak-sē

plural agalaxias or agalaxies

: agalactia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin agalaxia, from Greek agalax giving no milk (from a- a- entry 2 + -galax, from gala milk) + New Latin -ia

First Known Use

1848, in the meaning defined above

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