Procyon
Meaning
A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth brightest star in the night sky.
Synonyms
Translations
Procyon
Procyon
Prokyon
Procyon
Προκύων
Procyon
Procione procyonidae Alpha Canis Minoris
genus procyon γένος Procyon procyonidé Kleiner HundPronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɹəʊsiˌɒn/
Etymology
From Latin Procyōn, from Ancient Greek Προκύων (Prokúōn), from πρό (pró, “before”) + κύων (kúōn, “dog”), in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius.
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