Boötes in British English
(bəʊˈəʊtiːz)
nounWord forms: Latin genitive Boötis (bəʊˈəʊtɪs)
a constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Ursa Major and containing the first magnitude star Arcturus
Word origin
C17: via Latin from Greek: ploughman, from boōtein to plough, from bous oxBoötes in American English
(boʊˈoʊˌtiz)
noun
a N constellation between Virgo and Draco including the bright star Arcturus; the Herdsman
Word origin
L < Gr boōtēs, lit., plowman < bous, ox: see cow1Image ofBoötes
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Word lists withBoötes
ConstellationsDefinition of 'Boötes'
- passenger pigeon
- passenger safety
- passenger seat
- passenger ship
- passenger side
- passenger station
- passenger traffic
- passenger train
- passe-partout
- passepied
- passer
- passer by
- passer-by
- passerby
- passerine
- passers-by
- pas seul
- pass-fail
- pass for
- passibility
- passible
- passibleness
- passiflora
- passifloraceous
- passim