Dictionary entry

Boötes

Webster's Dictionary 1913

‖Bo‐ö″tes (bō̍‐ō″tēz), n. [L. Bootes, Gr. βοώτησ herdsman, fr. βου̑σ, gen. βοόσ, ox, cow.] (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus.