Meaning Of The Word Crab Nebula

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What's The Definition Of Crab Nebula?

Crab nebula in American English
a crab-shaped, rapidly expanding cloud of gas in the constellation Taurus, containing a neutron-star pulsar: believed to be the remnants of the supernova of a. d. 1054
noun: the remnant of a supernova explosion, observed in 1054 a.d., in the constellation Taurus

Crab Nebula in British English
noun: the expanding remnant of the supernova observed in 1054 ad, lying in the constellation Taurus at an approximate distance of 6500 light years

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