ursa major

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A large circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a bear. It includes the familiar asterism the Big Dipper and the stars Mizar, Dubhe, and Alkaid

My father compounded with my mother under the dragon's tail, and my nativity was under ursa major.

constellation of stars in the northern sky
a large constellation (=group of stars) near the North Pole, which can easily be seen from Earth. The seven brightest stars in Ursa Major are called the Plough (in the UK) or the Big Dipper (in the US)
a constellation outside the Zodiac that rotates around the North Star
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ursa major

    Hyphenation

    Ur·sa ma·jor

    Turkish pronunciation

    ırsı meycır

    Pronunciation

    /ˈərsə ˈmāʤər/ /ˈɜrsə ˈmeɪʤɜr/

    Etymology

    () From Latin ursa maior, the "greater bear"
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