Pup
English edit
Etymology edit
Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.
Proper noun edit
Pup
- (astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.
Synonyms edit
white dwarf star
Hypernyms edit
white dwarf star
- binary component
- Canis Major
- Sirius (binary star system)
- star
- Winter Triangle
Coordinate terms edit
white dwarf star
Anagrams edit
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Pup m
- a fart