Canis Minor Definition

mīnər
noun
A N constellation near Gemini and Cancer, containing the bright star Procyon; the Lesser Dog.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • Little Dog
pronoun

(astronomy) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.

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Origin of Canis Minor

  • From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog"

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin canis dog minor smaller

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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