Canis Major
/ˌkeɪnɪsˈmeɪdʒə(r)/1
- Astronomy a small constellation (the Great Dog), said to represent one of the dogs following Orion. It is just south of the celestial equator and contains the brightest star, Sirius.【天文】大犬星座。
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- as genitive Canis Majoris /məˈdʒɔːrɪs/ used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation与其前面的字母或数字连用以标记该星座中的星大犬星座的：
the star Eta Canis Majoris.
大犬座η星。
词源
Latin.