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Canis Major   Listen
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Canis  n.  (pl. canes)  (Zool.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canidae, including the dogs and wolves.
Canis major, a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star.
Canis minor, a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.





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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
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