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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Bootesnoun

    a constellation in the northern hemisphere near Ursa Major

Wiktionary

  1. Boötesnoun

    A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the bear-guard or the herdsman. It includes the third brightest star in the night sky Arcturus.

Wikipedia

  1. bootes

    Boötes ( boh-OH-teez) is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from Latin: Boōtēs, which comes from Greek: Βοώτης, translit. Boṓtēs 'herdsman' or 'plowman' (literally, 'ox-driver'; from βοῦς boûs 'cow'). One of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd-century astronomer Ptolemy, Boötes is now one of the 88 modern constellations. It contains the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, the orange giant Arcturus. Epsilon Boötis, or Izar, is a colourful multiple star popular with amateur astronomers. Boötes is home to many other bright stars, including eight above the fourth magnitude and an additional 21 above the fifth magnitude, making a total of 29 stars easily visible to the naked eye.

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  1. bootes

    Bootes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension. It is one of the ancient, traditional constellations and is known as the "Herdsman" or "Plowman". It is recognized for containing the fourth brightest star in the sky, Arcturus. According to the Greek mythology, Bootes is identified as a herdsman who invented the plow and was placed in heavens as a reward.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Bootesnoun

    a northern constellation, containing the bright star Arcturus

Wikidata

  1. Boötes

    Boötes is a constellation in the northern sky, located between 0° and +60° declination, and 13 and 16 hours of right ascension on the celestial sphere. The name comes from the Greek Βοώτης, Boōtēs, meaning herdsman or plowman. The "ö" in the name is a diaeresis, not an umlaut, meaning that each 'o' is to be pronounced separately. Boötes was one of the 48 constellations described by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy and is now one of the 88 modern constellations. It contains the fourth brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus. Boötes is home to many other bright stars, including eight above the fourth magnitude and an additional 21 above the fifth magnitude, making a total of 29 stars easily visible to the naked eye.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Bootes

    bo-ō′tez, n. a northern constellation beside the Great Bear, containing the bright star Arcturus. [Gr.; an ox-driver.]

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Boötes

    a son of Ceres; inventor of the plough in the Greek mythology; translated along with his ox to become a constellation in the northern sky, the brightest star in which is Arcturus.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BOOTES

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bootes is ranked #99378 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Bootes surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Bootes.

    90.6% or 165 total occurrences were White.
    4.4% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of boötes in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of boötes in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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