Canis Major

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English [edit]

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Canis Major

Etymology [edit]

From Latin canis maior, the "greater dog"

Proper noun [edit]

Canis Major (Canis Major)

(astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky Sirius, which is appropriately known as the Dog Star.

Derived terms [edit]

Canis Majoris

Translations [edit]

winter constellation of the northern sky

Chinese:

Mandarin: 大犬座 (cmn) (Dàquǎnzuò)
Faroese: Stóri hundur (fo) m
Finnish: Iso koira (fi)
French: Grand Chien (fr) m
German: Großer Hund (de) m
Greek: Μέγας Κύων (el) (Mégas Kýon) m

Japanese: 大犬座 (ja) (おおいぬざ, Ōinuza)
Latin: Canis Maior (la) f
Malay: Anjing Besar (ms)
Maori: Kāhui Takurua (mi)
Russian: Большой Пёс (ru) (Bol’šój Pjos) m , созвездие Большого Пса (ru) (sozvézdije Bol’šóvo Psa) n
Spanish: Canis Major
Turkish: Büyük Köpek (tr)

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