Pup

See also: PUP, pup, and púp

English

Etymology

Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.

Proper noun

Pup

1. (astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.

Synonyms

white dwarf star

• Alpha Canis Majoris B
• Sirius B
• α Canis Majoris B
• α CMa B

Hypernyms

white dwarf star

• binary component
• Canis Major
• Sirius (binary star system)
• star
• Winter Triangle

Coordinate terms

white dwarf star

• Alpha Majoris A
• Al-Shira
• Canicula
• Dog Star
• Sothis
• α CMa A
• α Majoris A

Anagrams

• PPU, Upp

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pup m

1. a fart