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Procyon   Listen
noun
Procyon  n.  
1.
(Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.
2.
(Zool.) A genus of mammals including the raccoon.





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"Procyon" Quotes from Famous Books



... Betelgeux, the bright star on Orion's right shoulder, denoted martial honours or wealth; Bellatrix, the star on Orion's left shoulder, denoted military or civic honours; Rigel, on Orion's left foot, denoted honours; Sirius and Procyon, the greater and lesser Dog Stars, both implied wealth and renown. Star clusters seem to have portended loss of sight; at least we learn that the Pleiades were 'eminent stars,' but denoting accidents to the sight or blindness, while the cluster Praesepe ...
— Myths and Marvels of Astronomy • Richard A. Proctor


Words linked to "Procyon" :   double star, racoon, binary star, Little Dog, genus Procyon, raccoon, mammal genus, Procyonidae, Procyon cancrivorus, family Procyonidae, Procyon lotor, binary, Canis Minor


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