a N constellation between Ursa Major and Boötes
Origin of Canes Venatici
L, plural of canis venaticus, hunting dog: see venaticCanes Venatici
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Canes Venatici
noun
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Ursa Major and Boötes, under the handle of the Big Dipper.
Origin of Canes Venatici
Latin Canēs Vēnāticī canēs pl. of canis dog vēnāticī pl. of vēnāticus huntingTHE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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Proper noun
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Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin canes venatici (literally: "dogs of hunting").
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