English Explanatory Dictionary

Denebola

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Beta Leonis, the second-brightest star in the constellation of Leo.

Word forms

Denebola

Etymology

From the Arabic ذَنَب اَلْأَسَد (ḏanab al-ʔasad, “the lion's tail”), from ذَنَب (ḏanab, “tail”) + أَسَد (ʔasad, “lion”).

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