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blue compact dwarf galaxy comparison table

Subject	has definition	has acronym	is a kind of
dwarf galaxy	A small, faint galaxy, exemplified by those that orbit the Milky Way: Ursa Minor, Draco, Sculptor, Sextans, Carina, Fornax, Leo II, and Leo I.		galaxy
blue compact dwarf galaxy		BCD	dwarf galaxy

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