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Webster 1913 Edition

Bootes

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Bo-ö′tes

(bō̍-ō′tēz)

,

p

rop.

Noun.

[L.

Bootes

, Gr.

βοώτησ

herdsman, fr.

βοῦς

, gen.

βοός

, ox, cow.]

(Astron.)

A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing the bright star Arcturus.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bootes

BOO'TES

,

Noun.

A northern constellation; consisting, according to Flamstead's catalogue, of fifty-four stars.