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'
- paracel-islands
- paracelsus
- paracenteses
- paracentesis
- paracetamol
- parachor
- parachronism
- parachute
- parachute brake
- parachute drop
- parachute jump
- parachute payment
- parachute regiment
- parachute troops
- parachutic
- parachuting
- parachutist
- paraclete
- paracme
- paracrine
- paracrostic
- paracusis
- paracyanogen
- parade
- parade ground