Canis Minor

English

Canis Minor

Etymology

From Latin canis minor, the "lesser dog".

Proper noun

Canis Minor

1. (astronomy) A small winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It is most notable for including the eighth brightest star in the night sky, Procyon.

Derived terms

• Canis Minoris

Translations

small winter constellation of the northern sky

• Arabic: الْكَلْب الْأَصْغَر (al-kalb al-ʔaṣḡar)
• Armenian:

  Old Armenian: շնիկ (šnik)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 小犬座 (zh) (Xiǎoquǎnzuò)

• Danish: Lille Hund
• Faroese: Lítli hundur m
• Finnish: Pieni koira
• French: Petit Chien (fr) m
• Galician: Can Menor (gl)
• German: Kleiner Hund (de) m
• Greek: Μικρός Κύων (el) m (Mikrós Kýon)
• Irish: an Madra Beag m
• Italian: Cane minore m
• Japanese: 小犬座 (ja) (こいぬざ, Koinuza), こいぬ座 (ja)
• Korean: 작은개자리 (Jageun'gaejari)
• Latin: Canis Minor f
• Low German:

  German Low German: Lütt Hund m

• Malay: Anjing Kecil
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: Den lille hund (no)

  Nynorsk: Vesle hund

• Polish: Mały Pies (pl) m
• Portuguese: Canis Minor (pt) f, Cão Menor (pt) m
• Russian: Ма́лый Пёс m (Mályj Pjos), созве́здие Ма́лого Пса n (sozvézdije Málovo Psa)
• Spanish: Canis Minor
• Tagalog: Maliit na Aso
• Turkish: Küçük Köpek

Further reading

• Canis Minor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

See also

• Canes Venatici
• Canis Major
• Procyon

Portuguese

Proper noun

Canis Minor f

1. (astronomy) Canis Minor (small winter constellation of the northern sky)

   Synonym: Cão Menor