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denebola

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De·neb·o·la   (də-něb'ə-lə)   
n.  A star in the constellation Leo, approximately 43 light-years from Earth.

[From shortening of Arabic ḏanab al-'asad, tail of the lion : ḏanab, tail; see ḏnb in Semitic roots + al-, the + 'asad, lion; see šd in Semitic roots.]
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denebola

noun
a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth 
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