Alpha Canis Majoris
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Ancient Greek α (a, “alpha”) + Canis Majoris. From Latin canis (“dog”)+maior (“big”).
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- (astronomy) Bayer designation of the star Sirius, as the brightest star of the constellation Canis Major; now recognized as a binary star system.
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Sirius — see Sirius