Ursa Minor
/ˌɜːsəˈmaɪnə(r)/1
- Astronomy a northern constellation (the Little Bear), which contains the north celestial pole and the pole star Polaris【天文】小熊星座。
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- The brightest stars form a shape that is also known as the Little Dipper小北斗。
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- as genitive Ursae Minoris /ˌɜːsiːmɪˈnɔːrɪs/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星小熊星座的：
the star Alpha Ursae Minoris.
小熊座α星。
词源
Latin.