Definitions for crab nebula

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Crab′ Neb`ula(n.)

  1. the remnant of a supernova explosion observed in 1054 a .d . in the constellation Taurus.

    Category: Astronomy

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Crab Nebula(noun)

    a remnant of a supernova detected first in 1054 AD


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