Lesser Bear

American  

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Ursa Minor.

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Example Sentences

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

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

The Phoenicians, experiencing the imperfection of this guide, seem first to have discovered, or at least to have applied to maritime purposes, the constellation of the Lesser Bear.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

The north pole is directed towards a star in the Lesser Bear called the Pole Star.

From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel

Both constellations are connected in Greek mythology with the Arcadian nymph Callisto, who was turned by Zeus into the Great Bear while her son Arcas became the Lesser Bear.

From Milton's Comus by Bell, William

Here it twists back, making another fold, and, lifting itself up, bends its snout and right temple from the head of the Lesser Bear round towards the Greater.

From The Ten Books on Architecture by Vitruvius Pollio