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Cynosural
Cynosural Cy`no*su"ral (s?`n?-sh?"ral or s?n`?-), a. Of or pertaining to a cynosure.

Meaning of Cynosura from wikipedia

- Cynosura or Kynosoura (Ancient Gr****: Κυνόσουρα, lit. 'dog's tail') may refer to: Cynosura (Laconia), a settlement that coalesced into ancient Sparta Cynosura...
- In Gr**** mythology, Cynosura (Ancient Gr****: Κυνοσούρα, romanized: Kunosoúra, lit. 'dog's tail' κυνός οὐρά, pronounced [kynosǔːraː]) is the name of an...
- Cynosura or Kynosoura (Ancient Gr****: Κυνόσουρα) was a settlement that existed before the Dorian conquest. It was united with three other such settlements...
- The common baskettail (Epitheca cynosura) is a species of dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. This is the most common baskettail within its range, hence...
- Callicore cynosura, the BD butterfly or Cynosura eighty-eight, is a species of butterfly of the family Nymphalidae. The common name refers to the markings...
- only in the early modern period. The ancient name of the constellation is Cynosura (Gr**** Κυνοσούρα "dog's tail"). The origin of this name is unclear (Ursa...
- Mapeta cynosura is a species of snout moth in the genus Mapeta. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895, and is known from Mexico (including Cuernavaca...
- Species: A. yamouna Binomial name Aidos yamouna (Dognin, 1891) Synonyms Euclea yamouna Dognin, 1891 Aidos nuncilla Dognin, 1914 Aidos cynosura Dognin, 1911...
- star (Stella Polaris), as well as the use of Cynosura as a name of the star, is evident in the title Cynosura seu Mariana Stella Polaris (i.e. "Cynosure...
- transformed himself into a snake, and changed his nymph nurses, Helice and Cynosura into bears, who later became the constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor...