Canis Minor
/ˈmaɪnə(r)/1
- Astronomy a small constellation (the Little Dog), said to represent one of the dogs following Orion. It is close to the celestial equator and contains the bright star Procyon.【天文】小犬星座。
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- as genitive Canis Minoris /maɪˈnɔːrɪs/ 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小犬星座的：
the star Beta Canis Minoris.
小犬座β星。
词源
Latin.