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Phecda

Phecda proper noun: gamma Ursae Majoris, a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Proper noun

Phecda

  1. Gamma Ursae Majoris, a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.

Origin of Phecda

From Arabic فَخِذ (faḵiḏ, “thigh”).

Questions about Phecda

What does Phecda mean?
Phecda means gamma Ursae Majoris, a star in the constellation of Ursa Major.
What part of speech is Phecda?
Phecda is a proper noun.

Words near Phecda in the dictionary

  1. phebalosin
  2. phebe
  3. phebes
  4. phebotomine
  5. Phebus
  6. Phecda
  7. phecode
  8. phecodes
  9. phedinkus
  10. phee-call
  11. phee-calls

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