Antares

(an ter′ēz′)

noun

a red, supergiant, binary, variable star, the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius: magnitude, 0.9 to 1.1

Origin: Gr Antarēs < anti-, like + Arēs, Gr god of war: so named because of its color

See Antares in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A giant red binary star, the brightest in the constellation Scorpio, about 424 light-years from Earth.

Origin:

Origin: Greek Antarēs

Origin: : anti-, rival of; see anti-

Origin: + Arēs, Ares, the planet Mars

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