Ursa Minor
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Definition of Ursa Minor
: a constellation that includes the north pole of the heavens and the stars which form the Little Dipper with the North Star at the tip of the handle
— called also
Little Bear
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Ursa Minor
noun
English Language Learners Definition of Ursa Minor
: the group of stars in the northern sky that includes the stars that form the Little Dipper
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