Leo

(166), n. [L.,a lion; a constellation: see lion.] 1. In a str on., an ancient zodiacal constellation, the Lion, containing Regulus, a star of magnitude 14, and two stars of the second magnitude. It is easily found, for the pointers of the Great Bear point southerly to its brightest star, distant about 45 degrees from the southernmost of them. Four stars in the body of Leo form a characteristic trapezium, and those about the neck and mane make a sickle. It is the fifth sign of the zodiac, its symbol as such being %., showing the lion’s mane. See cut in next column. 2. In zool., the technical specific name [/. ¢.] of the lion, Felis leo, sometimes taken as a generie¢ name [cap.], when the animal is called Leo african us.—Leo Minor, a constellation between Leo and the Great Bear, first introduced in 1690 by Hevelius. The Constellation Leo. leodt, ”. A Middle English form of lede3, leoft, a. A Middle English form of lief. eons a, and n. A Middle English form of ight. leont, x. A Middle English form of lion.