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The dark nebula near the constellation of the Southern Cross.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A sack for carrying coal.
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noun
Any of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black, owing to the nearly complete absence of stars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
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History
From coal + sack.
Across languages
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