bootes

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bootes - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Bootes \Bo*["o]"tes\ (b[-o]*[=o]"t[=e]z), prop. n. [L. Bootes,
     Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow.]
     (Astron.)
     A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing
     the bright star Arcturus.
     [1913 Webster]

bootes - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Bootes
      n 1: a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major