Procyon

(prō′sē än′)

noun

a binary star, the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor: magnitude, 0.38

Origin: L < Gr Prokyōn < pro-, before + kyōn, dog (see hound): it rises before the Dog Star (Sirius)

See Procyon in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A binary star in the constellation Canis Minor. Also called Dog Star.

Origin:

Origin: Latin Procyōn

Origin: , from Greek Prokuōn

Origin: : pro-, before; see pro-²

Origin: + kuōn, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots

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