Definition of Ursa Major

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< Urquhart, Sir Thomas

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Ur·sa Major

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NOUN:

A constellation in the region of the north celestial pole near Draco and Leo, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper. Also called Great Bear.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, from Latin Ursa Mior : ursa, bear + mior, comparative of magnus, great

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