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1. (n.) Dog Star
the bright star Sirius in Canis Major.
2. Dog Star
the bright star Procyon in Canis Minor.
Etymology: (1570–80)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Sirius, Dog Star, Canicula, Sothis
the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
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1. dog star
sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris. See Dog days
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