| Umbriel |
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proper noun
- A moon of Uranus
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noun
- A mythical beast traditionally represented as having the legs of a buck, the body of a horse, the tail of a lion with a single spiral horn on its head; a symbol of virginity.
- A heraldic representation of such a beast used as a charge or as a supporter; as in the arms of Great Britain and of Scotland.
- A mistranslation by the King James Bible (wild ox according to RSV). Young Earth Creationists and Fundamentalists believe the Unicorn to be some type of extinct one horned animal, possibly a dinosaur:
- Will the be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee? " Job 39:9-10 KJV.
| | uranology |
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noun - (obsolete) the study of the heavens and heavenly bodies, also books about the subject.
| | Uranus |
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proper noun
- (Greek mythology) The god of the sky and heavens, son and husband to Gaia, with whom he fathered the Titans and the Cyclops
- (astronomy) The seventh planet in our solar system, with fifteen moons; discovered in 1781 by w:William_Herschel, Sir William Herschel and alternatively called Herschel or Georgium Sidus until the mid-19th century. Represented in astronomy and astrology by �.
| | Ursa Major |
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proper noun
- (constellation) A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid.
- 1605 " Shakespeare, s:The Tragedy of King Lear, King Lear, i 2
- :My father compounded with my mother under the dragon's tail, and my nativity was under ursa major.
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proper noun (ursa- Latin, Ursa minor
- Latin, Minor)
- (constellation) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Little Dipper and, as part of it, the northern pole star Polaris.
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