ursa minor

English Thesaurus

1. a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	constellation,
definition	:	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object)

part holonym	:	dipper, little dipper,
definition	:	a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris (noun.object)

member holonym	:	north star, polar star, polaris, pole star, polestar,
definition	:	the brightest star in Ursa Minor; at the end of the handle of the Little Dipper; the northern axis of the earth points toward it (noun.object)