noun
a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris
• Syn: ↑Dipper
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑asterism
• Part Holonyms: ↑Little Bear, ↑Ursa Minor
• Member Meronyms: ↑Polaris, ↑North Star, ↑pole star, ↑polar star, ↑polestar
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noun
the Little Dipper
US : a group of seven stars including the North Star in the northern sky that forms the shape of a dipper or ladle and that is smaller than the Big Dipper — compare ↑big dipper
Useful english dictionary. 2012.