procyon

English - Turkish

Definition of procyon in English Turkish dictionary

Prosyon

Küçük köpek takımyıldızında en büyük yıldız

(Astronomi) öncü (yıldızı)

English - English

Definition of procyon in English English dictionary

A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth brightest star in the night sky

A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog

the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons

the brightest star in Canis Minor

A genus of mammals including the raccoon

the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons the brightest star in Canis Minor

Hyphenation

Pro·cy·on

Etymology

[ 'prO-sE-"än, 'prä-, ] (noun.) From Latin Procyōn Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokuōn) πρό (pro, “before”) + κύων (kuōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.