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Canis Minor
[ key-nis mahy-ner ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Ca·nis Mi·no·ris [key, -nis mahy-, nawr, -is, -, nohr, -].
- the Little or Lesser Dog, a small southern constellation west of Orion and south of Gemini, containing the bright star Procyon.
Canis Minor
noun
- a small constellation in the N hemisphere close to Orion, containing the first magnitude star Procyon Also calledthe Little Dog
Canis Minor
- A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Hydra and the celestial equator. Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog) contains the bright star Procyon.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canis Minor1
< Latin: smaller dog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canis Minor1
Latin: the lesser dog
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Example Sentences
Procyon, α of Canis Minor, has several minute stars in the same field of view.
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Canis Minor contains only one other bright star, Beta, a short distance to the northwest of Procyon.
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The mythological history of Canis Minor is somewhat obscure.
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Hydra is about 100° in length and reaches almost from Canis Minor to Libra.
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