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Ca⋅nis Mi⋅nor

  [key-nis mahy-ner]
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–noun, genitive Ca⋅nis Mi⋅no⋅ris  [key-nis mahy-nawr-is, -nohr-] . Astronomy.
the Little or Lesser Dog, a small southern constellation west of Orion and south of Gemini, containing the bright star Procyon.
Origin:
< L: smaller dog
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Canis Minor  
n.  A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere near Hydra and Monoceros, containing the star Procyon.

[Latin : canis, dog + minor, smaller.]
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Canis Minor  
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Hydra and the celestial equator. Canis Minor (the Lesser Dog) contains the bright star Procyon.
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