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Galactic Cannibalism

For Galactic Cannibalism we have a term and definition in Astronomy.



Galactic Cannibalism (Astronomy)

The (gravitational) swallowing of one galaxy by another. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, will eventually eat several dwarf galaxies and will probably be eaten by the Andromeda galaxy.




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