Lesser Bear

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Ursa Minor.

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Lesser Bear

Later, her son Arcas was placed beside her and called the Lesser Bear.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

There are a good many stars common to the Lesser Bear and to Cepheus.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio

In the east Arcturus is up; the Great Bear, the Lesser Bear, and Cassiopeia are ranged about the Pole.

From Hodge and His Masters by Richard Jefferies

Cynosure: The constellation of the Lesser Bear, containing the star near the North Pole, by which sailors steer.

From American Woman's Home by Catharine Esther Beecher

In the constellation Cynosure, usually called the Lesser Bear, is the pole-star, to which very many eyes are directed.

From Minor Poems by Milton by John Milton

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