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Leo Minor

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Le⋅o Mi⋅nor

[lee-oh mahy-ner]
–noun, genitive Le⋅o⋅nis Mi⋅no⋅ris [lee-oh-nis mahy-nawr-is, -nohr-] .
Astronomy. the Little Lion, a northern constellation between Leo and Ursa Major.

Origin:
1790–1800
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Leo Minor  
n.  A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Leo and Ursa Major.

[New Latin Leō Minor : Latin leō, lion; see lion + Latin minor, lesser; see minor.]
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