LITTLE BEAR

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does Little Bear mean? 

• LITTLE BEAR (noun)
  The noun LITTLE BEAR has 1 sense:

1. a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

  Familiarity information: LITTLE BEAR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• LITTLE BEAR (noun)

Meaning:

A constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Little Bear; Ursa Minor

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Meronyms (parts of "Little Bear"):

Dipper; Little Dipper (a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris)

Meronyms (members of "Little Bear"):

North Star; polar star; Polaris; pole star; polestar (the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the little dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it)