Canis Minor

Canis Minor

English

Canis Minor

Etymology

From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog".

Proper noun

Canis Minor

1. (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

Arabic: الْكَلْب الْأَصْغَر‎ (al-kalb al-ʾaṣḡar) Armenian: Old Armenian: շնիկ (šnik) Chinese: Mandarin: 小犬座 (zh) (Xiǎoquǎnzuò) Danish: Lille Hund Faroese: Lítli hundur m Finnish: Pieni koira French: Petit Chien (fr) m Galician: Can Menor (gl) German: Kleiner Hund (de) m Greek: Μικρός Κύων (el) 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 (pt) f, Cão Menor (pt) 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

• Canes Venatici
• Canis Major
• Procyon

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Canis Minor f

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

   Synonym: Cão Menor