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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