URSA MAJOR


Meaning of URSA MAJOR in English

/err"seuh may"jeuhr/ , gen. Ursae Majoris /err"see meuh jawr"is, -johr"-/ . Astron.

the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.

[ 1350-1400; ME ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .