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English noun: Orion

1. Orion (person) (Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation


Instance hypernymmythical being


Domain categoryGreek mythology

2. Orion (object) a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel


SynonymsHunter


Broader (hypernym)diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula


Instance hypernymconstellation


Member holonymAlpha Orionis, Betelgeuse









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