Boötes Hear it!

Boötes definition

Boö·tes (bō ō′tēz′)

noun

a N constellation between Virgo and Draco including the bright star Arcturus; the Herdsman

Etymology: L < Gr boōtēs, lit., plowman < bous, ox: see cow

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.