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Little Dipper

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Little Dipper
n.
The seven bright stars that form the constellation Ursa Minor.

Little Dipper
n
(Astronomy) the. a US and Canadian name for Ursa Minor

Little Dipper  (ltl)
An asterism composed of seven stars in the constellation Ursa Minor that form the outline of a dipper.
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Noun1.Little DipperLittle Dipper - a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
Little Bear, Ursa Minor - a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star
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


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Geneva is hoping to see the Little Dipper and the Big Dipper while brother Anthony wants to see the Betelgeuse, part of the constellation Orion the Hunter.
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