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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Ursa Major.
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- proper noun astronomy A
spring constellation of thenorthern sky, said to resemble asmall lion . It lies north of the constellationLeo and south ofUrsa Major .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Leō Minor : Latin leō, lion; see lion + Latin minor, lesser; see minor.]
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Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin leō, a "lion" + minor, "lesser"
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