boötis
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1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver
1650–60; < Latin < Greek Boṓtēs literally, ox-driver
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| —n , Latin genitive Boötis | |
| a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus | |
| [C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous ox] | |
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Boötes  (bō-ō'tēz) Pronunciation Key
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near virgo and Corona Borealis. It contains the bright star Arcturus. Boötes (the Plowman or Herdsman) is one of the earliest recorded constellations. |
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