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Dog Star

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Dog Star  (dôg, dg)
n.
1. See Sirius.
2. See Procyon.

[The brightest star in the constellation Canis Major, the Big Dog.]
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Noun1.Dog StarDog Star - the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
Canis Major, Great Dog - a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius


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