UrsaMajor

UrsaMajor: Ur·sa Major (ûrʹsə) n.
A constellation in the region of the north celestial pole near Draco and Leo, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper. Also called Great Bear.
[Middle English, from Latin Ursa Māior: ursa, bear + māior, comparative of magnus, great.]
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