noun

Cўnŏsūra

gen. Cўnŏsūrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

= Κυνόσουρα (hound's-tail).

The constellation at the north pole, the Cynosura; Lesser Bear

The constellation at the north pole, the Cynosura, or Lesser Bear, Cic. Ac. 2, 20, 66; id. poët. N. D. 2, 41, 105 and 106; Caes. Germ. Arat. 187; Ov. F. 3, 107 al.—Hence,

adj., of; pertaining to the Cynosura •

Cўnŏsūris, ĭdis, f. adj., of or pertaining to the Cynosura: Ursa, the Lesser Bear, Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 7: cauda, Caes. Germ. Arat. 189.—

A town in Arcadia

A town in Arcadia, Stat. Th. 4, 295.

Perseus ID: n12183 Key: Cynosura1