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Procyon definition

Pro·cyon (prō′sē än′)

noun

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

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

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