Leo Minor

American  

[lee-oh mahy-ner] / ˈli oʊ ˈmaɪ nər /

noun

genitive

Leonis Minoris

1. Astronomy. the Little Lion, a northern constellation between Leo and Ursa Major.

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Leo Minor British  

noun

1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major

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Etymology

Origin of Leo Minor

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

I even spot some constellations Autumn and I would see on summer nights, including Ursa Major and Leo Minor.

From Literature

Rubio is in Leo Minor, the little lion.”

From The New Yorker

Leo Minor.—This small constellation lies between Ursa Major and Leo, and east of the Lynx.

From Project Gutenberg

Hanny van Arkel had been using the Galaxy Zoo Web site less than a week when she noticed something odd about the photograph of IC 2497, a minor galaxy in the Leo Minor constellation.

From New York Times

The period of ε Hydræ is about 450 years. 45The constellation Leo Minor, now due east and about midway between the horizon and the zenith, is well worth sweeping over.

From Project Gutenberg