Little Bear

Little Bear

n.

See Ursa Minor.

---

Little Bear

n

(Astronomy) the. the English name for Ursa Minor

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Little Bear - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star Ursa Minor Little Dipper, Dipper - a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris North Star, polar star, Polaris, pole star, polestar - the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it