PROCYON


Meaning of PROCYON in English

Pronunciation: ' pr ō -s ē - ˌ än, ' prä-, - ə n

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin, from Greek Proky ō n, literally, fore-dog; from its rising before Sirius

Date: 1658

: the brightest star in the constellation Canis Minor

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