Canis Major

English

The constellation Canis Major

Etymology

From Latin canis maior (“(the) greater dog”).

Proper noun

Canis Major

1. (astronomy) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star).

Derived terms

• Canis Majoris

Translations

winter constellation of the northern sky

• Arabic: الْكَلْب الْأَكْبَر (al-kalb al-ʔakbar)
• Catalan: Ca Major (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大犬座 (zh) (Dàquǎnzuò)

• Estonian: Suur Peni
• Faroese: Stóri hundur m
• Finnish: Iso koira
• French: Grand Chien (fr) m
• Galician: Can Maior (gl)
• German: Großer Hund (de) m
• Greek: Μέγας Κύων (el) m (Mégas Kýon)
• Irish: an Madra Mór m
• Italian: Cane maggiore m
• Japanese: 大犬座 (ja) (おおいぬざ, Ōinuza), おおいぬ座 (ja)
• Kazakh: Үлкен Арлан (Ülken Arlan)
• Korean: 큰개자리 (keun'gaejari)
• Latin: Canis Maior f
• Low German:

  German Low German: Groot Hund m

• Malay: Anjing Besar
• Maltese: Kelb is-Sema m
• Maori: Kāhui Takurua, Pūtahi-nui-o-Rehua
• Polish: Wielki Pies (pl) m
• Portuguese: Cão Maior (pt) m
• Romanian: Câinele Mare m
• Russian: Большо́й Пёс m (Bolʹšój Pjos), созве́здие Большо́го Пса n (sozvézdije Bolʹšóvo Psa)
• Spanish: Canis Major
• Tagalog: Malaking Aso
• Turkish: Büyük Köpek

See also

• Canes Venatici
• Canis Minor
• dog days
• Dog Star
• Sirius
• Beta Canis Majoris