Boötes
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See also Bootes
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[edit] English
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From Latin Bootes, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης
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Boötes
- (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the third brightest star in the night sky Arcturus.
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a constellation
[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boōtēs)
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Sometimes Boōtēs
[edit] Proper noun
Bootes (genitive Bootae); m, first declension
- Boötes, the constellation.
