Leo Minor

[ lee-oh mahy-ner ]

noun

, genitive Le·o·nis Mi·no·ris [lee-, oh, -nis mahy-, nawr, -is, -, nohr, -].

1. Astronomy. the Little Lion, a northern constellation between Leo and Ursa Major.

Leo Minor

noun

1. a small faint constellation in the N hemisphere lying near Leo and Ursa Major

Word History and Origins

Origin of Leo Minor¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Rubio is in Leo Minor, the little lion.”

From The New Yorker

The Hubble Space Telescope spies NGC 3021, a spiral galaxy about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor.

From National Geographic

The Hubble Space Telescope spies NGC 3021, a spiral galaxy about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor.

From National Geographic

The Hubble Space Telescope spies NGC 3021, a spiral galaxy about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor.

From National Geographic

The Hubble Space Telescope spies NGC 3021, a spiral galaxy about 100 million light-years away in the constellation of Leo Minor.

From National Geographic