leo

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Le=o

CIDE DICTIONARY

leo, n. [L. See Lion.].

•  The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus [1913 Webster]
•  A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the Sickle.  [1913 Webster]

Leo Minor, a small constellation between Leo and the Great Bear.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

leo, n. (pl. -os)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a lion.
2 a the fifth sign of the zodiac (the Lion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.

Etymology

OE f. L, = LION