Meaning Of The Word Ursa Minor

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Ursa Minor in American English
a N constellation surrounded by Draco and containing the north celestial pole and the Little Dipper; the Little Bear or the Bear
noun: the Little or Lesser Bear, the northernmost constellation, containing the stars that form the Little Dipper, the outermost of which, at the end of the handle, is Polaris

Ursa Minor in British English
noun: a small faint constellation, the brightest star of which is the Pole Star, lying 1° from the true celestial pole

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