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Etymology
From L. ursa#Latin|ursa maior#Latin|maior, the "greater bear"
Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=ursa#Latin|Ursa major#Latin|Major
- 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.
Translations
Finnish: Iso karhu
French: Grande Ourse f
German: Gro�er Bär f
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Latin: Ursa Major f
Russian: �ол��а� �едведи�а
Spanish: Osa Mayor
Swedish: Stora Björn
See also
Big Dipper
Charles' Wain
Great Bear
Ursa Minor
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