n. A star in the constellation Leo, approximately 43 light years from Earth. [From shortening of Arabic ḏanab al-'asad, tail of the lion : ḏanab, tail; see ḏnb in the Appendix of Semitic roots + al-, the + 'asad, lion; see ʾšd in the Appendix of Semitic roots.] |
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