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Alpha Boötis

noun
Alpha Bo·​ö·​tis | \ -bō-ˈō-təs How to pronounce Alpha Boötis (audio) \

Definition of Alpha Boötis

astronomy
: arcturus

First Known Use of Alpha Boötis

1859, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Alpha Boötis

borrowed from New Latin, “Alpha of Boötes”

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