HyperDic: dog_star

English > 1 sense of the expression Dog Star:
NOUNobjectDog Star, Sirius, Canicula, Sothisthe brightest star in the sky
English > Dog Star: 1 sense > noun 1, object
MeaningThe brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.
SynonymsSirius, Canicula, Sothis
Instance ofbinary star, binary, double starA system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
Member ofCanis Major, Great DogA constellation to the southeast of Orion
SpanishCanícula, Estrella Perro, Sirio, Sirius, Sotis

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