Bellatrix

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Bellatrix

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From Latin bellātrīx (“warrior woman”).

proper noun

A blue eruptive variable star, the third brightest star in the constellation Orion; Gamma (γ) Orionis. He is so pictured in the ancient Denderah Zodiac, where we see a man coming forth pointing to the three bright stars (Rigel, Bellatrix, and Betelguez) as his.
Similar: the Amazon Star

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name a blue eruptive variable star

हिन्दी	बॅलाट्रिक्स तारा bĕlāṭriks tārā
Français	Bellatrix
Deutsch	Bellatrix
Русский	Беллатрикс Bellatriks

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@misc{bellatrix_2026,
  title = {Bellatrix},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bellatrix},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}