Leo Minor

English

Etymology

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin leō, a "lion" + minor, "lesser"

Proper noun

(astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a small lion. It lies north of the constellation Leo and south of Ursa Major.

Derived terms

Leonis Minoris

Translations

spring constellation of the northern sky

Finnish: Pieni leijona
French: ^{(please verify)} le Petit Lion (fr) m
Galician: León Menor (gl)
German: ^{(please verify)} der Kleiner Löwe m
Irish: an Leon Beag m
Malay: Singa Kecil

Norwegian:
Bokmål: Den lille løve (no)

Nynorsk: Vesle løve
Polish: Mały Lew (pl) m
Portuguese: Leo Minor f
Russian: Малый Лев (Malyj Lev)

See also

Leo

Portuguese

Proper noun

Leo Minor f

(astronomy, rare) Leo Minor (a spring constellation of the northern sky)

Synonyms

Leão Menor

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