Canis Minor

English

Canis Minor

Etymology

From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog"

Proper noun

Canis Minor

(astronomy) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.

Derived terms

Canis Minoris

Translations

small winter constellation of the northern sky

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小犬座 (zh) (Xiǎoquǎnzuò)
Faroese: Lítli hundur m
Finnish: Pieni koira
French: Petit Chien (fr) m
Galician: Can Menor (gl)
German: Kleiner Hund (de) m
Greek: Μικρός Κύων m (Mikrós Kýon)
Irish: an Madra Beag m
Italian: Cane minore m
Japanese: 小犬座 (ja) (こいぬざ, Koinuza), こいぬ座 (ja)
Korean: 작은개자리 (jageun-gaejari)
Latin: Canis Minor f

Low German:
German Low German: Lütt Hund m
Malay: Anjing Kecil
Norwegian:
Bokmål: Den lille hund (no)

Nynorsk: Vesle hund
Polish: Mały Pies (pl) m
Portuguese: Canis Minor f, Cão Menor m
Russian: Ма́лый Пёс m (Mályj Pjós), созве́здие Ма́лого Пса n (sozvézdije Málovo Psa)
Spanish: Canis Minor
Tagalog: Maliit na Aso
Turkish: Küçük Köpek

Further reading

Canis Minor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

Portuguese

Proper noun

Canis Minor f

(astronomy) Canis Minor (small winter constellation of the northern sky)

Synonyms

Cão Menor

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