Definition of Arctorus

Definition of Arctorus

Arctu`rus, star of the first magnitude and the chief in the N. constellation Boötes.

- Wikipedia

Arc*tu"rus (&?;), n. [L. Arcturus, Gr. &?; bearward, equiv. to &?;; &?; bear + &?; ward, guard. See Arctic.] (Anat.) A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation Boötes.

&fist; Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.

Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev. Ver.: "the Bear with her train"].
Job xxxviii. 32.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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