Procyon

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(prōsē on′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Pro•cy•on  (prōsē on′),USA pronunciation n. [Astron.]
  1. Astronomya first-magnitude star in the constellation Canis Minor.
  • Greek Prokýōn name of a star, equivalent. to pro- pro-2 + kýōn dog (see hound); so called because it rises just before Sirius, the Dog Star
  • Latin
  • 1650–60

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