canis minor

English - Turkish

Definition of canis minor in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of canis minor in English English dictionary

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

A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Monoceros, containing the star Procyon

southern constellation

a constellation east of Orion; contains Procyon

Hyphenation

canis Mi·nor

Etymology

() From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog"