ursa
ursa, ae, f. ursus, a she-bear. Lit., Ov. M. 2, 485; 13, 803; 13, 836; 15, 379; id. F. 2, 181; Mart. 6, 25, 2.— Poet., a bear, in gen., Verg. A. 5, 37; Ov. M. 12, 319; 14, 255.— Transf.: Ursa, as a constellation, either Ursa Major, the Greater Bear, or Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, Ov. H. 18 (17), 152; id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 11, 8; 5, 3, 7; Val. Fl. 4, 724; Suet. Aug. 80.
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ursa, ae, f. ursus, a she-bear. Lit., Ov. M. 2, 485; 13, 803; 13, 836; 15, 379; id. F. 2, 181; Mart. 6, 25, 2.— Poet., a bear, in gen., Verg. A. 5, 37; Ov. M. 12, 319; 14, 255.— Transf.: Ursa, as a constellation, either Ursa Major, the Greater Bear, or Ursa Minor, the Lesser Bear, Ov. H. 18 (17), 152; id. Tr. 1, 4, 1; 3, 11, 8; 5, 3, 7; Val. Fl. 4, 724; Suet. Aug. 80.
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n49923
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