English Explanatory Dictionary

Leo Minor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a small lion. It lies north of the constellation Leo and south of Ursa Major.

Word forms

Leo Minor

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin leō, a "lion" + minor, "lesser"

Related words

Leo

Derived words

Leonis Minoris
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