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Ossa Menor
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Old Spanish
Etymology
osp la Ursa Minor lesser she-bear.
Pronunciation
osp /ˈosa meˈnoɾ/
Proper noun
Ossa Menor osp proper noun f
osp astronomy Ursa Minor
osp c. 1250 w:Alfonso X Lapidario f. 29v Et la eſtrella que es enel cabo dela oſſa menor aque llaman el cabrito de benanays a poder ⁊ ſennorio ſobreſta piedra. And the star on the rear of the Little Bear, the one they call the goat kid of Benanays, has power and dominion over this stone.
Related terms
osp Ossa Mayor Ursa Major, the Great Bear
Descendants
es Osa Menor
osp Constellations