| 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 hypernym | mythical being | ||
| Domain category | Greek mythology | ||
| 2. | Orion (object) a constellation on the equator to the east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel | ||
| Synonyms | Hunter | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | diffuse nebula, gaseous nebula | ||
| Instance hypernym | constellation | ||
| Member holonym | Alpha Orionis, Betelgeuse | ||