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Dog Star   /dɔg stɑr/   Listen
Dog Star

noun
1.
The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.  Synonyms: Canicula, Sirius, Sothis.





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"Dog Star" Quotes from Famous Books



... and had a little dark companion that was more solid than lead but didn't give off enough light to be seen with the naked eye. This little companion—astronomers called it the "Pup" because Sirius was the Dog Star—hadn't moved, which puzzled the astronomers no end. I suggested to Doc, only half joking, that maybe the Pup had stayed put because it wasn't bright enough to suit Joey's taste, but Doc called ...
— To Remember Charlie By • Roger Dee
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Words linked to "Dog Star" :   double star, Great Dog, Canicula, Canis Major, Sirius, Sothis, binary, binary star


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