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Leo Minor

Leo Minor proper noun: 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.

Proper noun

Leo Minor

  1. 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.

Leo Minor meaning in Tamil and Malay

Leo Minor in Tamil

வடக்கு விண்மீன் குழாமின் பகுதி, சிற்றரிமா மீன், அரியிளவடவோரை

Leo Minor in Malay

spring constellation of the northern sky
Singa Kecil

Origin of Leo Minor

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

Words formed from Leo Minor

  • Leonis Minoris

Questions about Leo Minor

What does Leo Minor mean?
Leo Minor means 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.
What is Leo Minor in Tamil?
Leo Minor in Tamil is வடக்கு விண்மீன் குழாமின் பகுதி, சிற்றரிமா மீன், அரியிளவடவோரை. See Leo Minor meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Leo Minor?
Leo Minor is a proper noun.

Words near Leo Minor in the dictionary

  1. lenzilumab
  2. Lenzis
  3. lenzitoid
  4. leo
  5. Leo Belgicus
  6. Leo Minor
  7. Leoben
  8. leobo
  9. leod
  10. Leodensian
  11. Leodensians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Leo Minor (page history and authors); leo minor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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