Canis Major
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin canis maior (“(the) greater dog”).
Proper noun[edit]
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 (sometimes called the Dog Star).
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Translations[edit]
winter constellation of the northern sky
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