aldebaran Meaning, Definition & Usage

Al*deb"a*ran noun

Etymology

Ar. al-debaran, fr. dabar to follow; so called because this star follows upon the Pleiades.

Definitions

1. (Astron.) A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group called the Hyades.

   Now when Aldebaran was mounted high Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair. Spenser.