Ursa Major

[ur-suh mey-jer] /ˈɜr sə ˈmeɪ dʒər/
noun, genitive Ursae Majoris
[ur-see muh-jawr-is, -johr-] /ˈɜr si məˈdʒɔr ɪs, -ˈdʒoʊr-/ (Show IPA). Astronomy
1.
the Great Bear, the most prominent northern constellation, containing the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Origin
1350-1400; Middle English
British Dictionary definitions for Ursa Major

Ursa Major

/ˈɜːsə ˈmeɪdʒə/
noun (Latin genitive) Ursae Majoris (ˈɜːsiː məˈdʒɔːrɪs)
1.
an extensive conspicuous constellation in the N hemisphere, visible north of latitude 40°. The seven brightest stars form the Plough. A line through the two brightest stars points to the Pole Star lying in Ursa Minor Also called the Great Bear, the Bear
Word Origin
Latin: greater bear
Ursa Major in Science
Ursa Major
  (ûr'sə)   
A constellation in the polar region of the Northern Hemisphere near Draco and Leo. Ursa Major (the Great Bear) contains the seven stars that form the Big Dipper.
Ursa Major in Culture
Ursa Major [(ur-suh)]

A constellation; the Great Bear. (See Big Dipper.)