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Boötes

noun Bo·ö·tes \bō-ˈō-tēz\

Definition of BOÖTES

:  a northern constellation containing the bright star Arcturus
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Origin of BOÖTES

Latin (genitive Boötis), from Greek Boōtēs, literally, plowman, from bous head of cattle — more at cow

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