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Canis Major
[ key-nis mey-jer ]
noun
, Astronomy.
, genitive Ca·nis Ma·jo·ris [key, -nis m, uh, -, jawr, -is, -, johr, -].
- the Great Dog, a southern constellation between Puppis and Orion, containing Sirius, the Dog Star, the brightest of the stars.
Canis Major
/ ˈkeɪnɪs /
noun
- a constellation in the S hemisphere close to Orion, containing Sirius, the brightest star in the sky Also calledthe Great Dog
Canis Major
/ kā′nĭs /
- A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Orion. Canis Major (the Greater Dog) contains Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canis Major1
< Latin: larger dog
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Canis Major1
Latin: the greater dog
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Example Sentences
Remember the time they had with those awful five-legged things from Canis Major?
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Sirius, with a few other stars of much less lustre, form the constellation of Canis Major.
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There are a number of bright stars in the constellation of Canis Major.
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On doing which we find, after all, they are not much more like sheep than Canis Major is like a dog.
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He made up openly to Canis Major and was shortly on what might almost be considered terms of affection with Venus.
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