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Canis Major

noun
1.
A constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius.  Synonym: Great Dog.






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... want something familiar; the Pleiades or the Big Dipper—no, get me Canis Major—'where Sirius, brightest jewel in the diadem of the firmament, holds sway'," she quoted. "There! Thought I'd forgotten all the astronomy you ever taught me, didn't you? Think ...
— Skylark Three • Edward Elmer Smith



Words linked to "Canis Major" :   Canicula, Sirius, constellation, Great Dog, Sothis, Dog Star



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