Ursa Minor
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Ursa Minor
- /ˌɝsə ˈmaɪnɚ/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin Ursa minor (“(the) lesser bear”).
proper noun
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A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism of the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris, as well as Kochab.
Similar: Little Bear, Lesser Bear
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name a circumpolar constellation of the northern sky
| Español | Osa Menor |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 작은곰자리 Jageun'gomjari |
| 日本語 | 小熊座 Kogumaza |
| 中文 | 小熊座 Xiǎoxióngzuò |
| हिन्दी | ध्रुवमत्स्य तारामंडल dhruvmatsya tārāmaṇḍal |
| Português | Ursa Menor |
| Français | Petite Ourse |
| Deutsch | kleiner Bär, Kleiner Bär, kleiner Wagen |
| Italiano | Orsa minore |
| Ελληνικά | Μικρή Άρκτος Mikrí Árktos |
| Română | Ursa Mică |
| Русский | Ма́лая Медве́дица Málaja Medvédica |
| Tiếng Việt | Tiểu Hùng |
| العربية | بَنَاتُ نَعْشٍ الصُّغْرَى banātu naʕšin aṣ-ṣuḡrā, الدُّب الْأَصْغَر ad-dub al-ʔaṣḡar |
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title = {Ursa Minor},
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