Webster's 1828 Dictionary
BOOTES
n.A northern constellation; consisting, according to Flamstead's catalogue, of fifty-four stars.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
BOOTES; BOOETES
Bo *ö "tes, n. Etym: [L. Bootes, Gr. herdsman, fr. , gen. , ox, cow. ](Astron.)
Defn: A northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Boötes
Bo ö tes |bōˈōtēz boʊˈoʊtiz |Astronomy a northern constellation (the Herdsman ), said to represent a man holding the leash of two dogs (Canes Venatici ) while driving a bear (Ursa Major ). It contains the bright star Arcturus. • (as genitive Boötis |bōˈōtis |) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate stars: the star Gamma Boötis. ORIGIN Greek.
Oxford Dictionary
Boötes
Boötes |bəʊˈəʊtiːz |Astronomy a northern constellation (the Herdsman ), said to represent a man holding the leash of two dogs (Canes Venatici ) while driving a bear (Ursa Major ). It contains the bright star Arcturus. • (as genitive Boötis |bəʊˈəʊtɪs |) used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Gamma Boötis. ORIGIN Greek.
Duden Dictionary
Bootes
Bo o tes Substantiv, maskulin , der |Bo o tes |Sternbild am nördlichen Sternenhimmel