- Ursa constellation
There are two "Bear" constellations:
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Ursa Major constellation - the "Great Bear", contains theBig Dipper
*Ursa Minor constellation - the "Small Bear", contains theLittle Dipper
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Ursa constellation
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Ursa — may refer to:*Ursa Major, Great Bear constellation *Ursa Minor, Small Bear constellation *Ursa, Illinois, a village in the United States *Ursa (comics), a fictional villain in Superman media *Ursa (Finland), a Finnish astronomical association… … Wikipedia
Ursa — Ur sa, n. [L. ursa a she bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. [1913 Webster] {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the northern… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ursa Major — Ursa Ur sa, n. [L. ursa a she bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. [1913 Webster] {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ursa Minor — Ursa Ur sa, n. [L. ursa a she bear, also, a constellation, fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.) Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below. [1913 Webster] {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most conspicuous of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ursa Major (disambiguation) — Ursa Major may refer to the following: * Ursa Major, a constellation visible throughout the year in most of the northern hemisphere. * Ursa Major (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. * Ursa Major (album), an album by… … Wikipedia
Ursa Minor (disambiguation) — Ursa Minor ( little bear ) may refer to:* Ursa Minor, a constellation of stars. * Ursa Minor, a cave in Sequoia National Park, discovered in August 2006 … Wikipedia
Ursa Major — [ʉr′sə] n. [L, lit., Great Bear] a prominent N constellation between Lynx and Draco: it contains more than 50 visible stars, seven of which form the Big Dipper; the Great Bear or the Bear … English World dictionary
Ursa Minor — n. [L, lit., Little Bear] a N constellation surrounded by Draco and containing the north celestial pole and the Little Dipper; the Little Bear or the Bear: see also POLARIS … English World dictionary
Ursa Major — constellation of stars in the northern sky … English contemporary dictionary
Ursa Minor — constellation of stars in the northern sky … English contemporary dictionary
