Lesser Dog

noun

Astronomy.

1. the constellation Canis Minor.

Example Sentences

As Bill explained: “Procyon is the main star in the constellation Canis Minor, i.e., the lesser dog as compared with the constellation Canis Major.”

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Crufts is not really for dogs, even if there are 21,000 here – invited after victory at lesser dog shows.

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But on recent visits, the chicharrones on a lesser dog were chewy, not crisp.

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Coming up the eastern sky are Orion, Gemini, Sirius, the Lesser Dog.

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A lesser dog would then and there have given up the struggle, or else would have thrashed about futilely until he drowned.

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