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  • noun astronomy Genitive form of Leo used when naming stars, such as α Leonis.

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Examples

  • The next star to be reached is Beta Leonis, 4 months from now.

    Personal Light Cone james_nicoll 2010

  • The next star to be reached is Beta Leonis, 4 months from now.

    Personal Light Cone james_nicoll 2010

  • Don't be confused by the fact that Algieba has another more distant neighbour, the star 40 Leonis which lies less than a Moon's breadth away to its south.

    Starwatch: Leo 2011

  • We — mankind, that is — come not from Earth, which is out there somewhere, but from the planet Kobol, whence we set forth long ago in our ships to found the Twelve Colonies: Caprica, Leonis, Gemenon, and the rest.

    Lost In Space 2009

  • We — mankind, that is — come not from Earth, which is out there somewhere, but from the planet Kobol, whence we set forth long ago in our ships to found the Twelve Colonies: Caprica, Leonis, Gemenon, and the rest.

    Lost In Space 2009

  • R Leonis, a red slowly pulsating variable star of the Mira type, spends most of its time at telescopic brightness but is currently visible through binoculars below a stellar pair 2° above and to the left of Omicron.

    Starwatch: Leo 2011

  • We — mankind, that is — come not from Earth, which is out there somewhere, but from the planet Kobol, whence we set forth long ago in our ships to found the Twelve Colonies: Caprica, Leonis, Gemenon, and the rest.

    Lost In Space 2009

  • Their colony was jointly invaded by Virgon and Leonis some 800 years ago and the Tauronese spent a long time driving them out in a guerrilla war.

    The Twelve Colonies of Humanity Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Eight centuries ago, the colonies of Virgon and Leonis allied together to invade Tauron.

    The Twelve Colonies of Humanity Adam Whitehead 2010

  • Leonis is unfortunately xenophobic and isolationist, leading to some problems with relations with other colonies.

    The Twelve Colonies of Humanity Adam Whitehead 2010

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