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Boötes

/boʊˈoʊtiːz/ · name

Meaning

  1. A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.

Etymology / origin

From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).

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