Canes-venatici definition
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa Major and Boötes, under the handle of the Big Dipper.
noun
(place, proper) A N constellation between Ursa Major and Boötes.
noun
Origin of canes-venatici
- Latin Canēs Vēnāticī canēs pl. of canis dog vēnāticī pl. of vēnāticus hunting
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin canes venatici (literally: "dogs of hunting").
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