little dipper

English Thesaurus

1. a cluster of seven stars in Ursa Minor; at the end of the dipper's handle is Polaris (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	asterism,
definition	:	(astronomy) a cluster of stars (or a small constellation) (noun.object)

part meronym	:	little bear, ursa minor,
definition	:	a constellation outside the zodiac that rotates around the North Star (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)