Leo Minor Definition

noun

A small N constellation between Leo and Ursa Major.

Webster's New World

pronoun

(astronomy) A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a small lion. It lies north of the constellation Leo and south of Ursa Major.

Wiktionary

Origin of Leo Minor

Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin leō, a "lion" + minor, "lesser"

From Wiktionary
New Latin Leō Minor Latin leō lion lion Latin minor lesser minor

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition