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procyon
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun procyon has 2 senses
- procyon(n = noun.object) Array - the brightest star in Canis Minor; Array is a kind of binary, binary star, double star
- procyon(n = noun.animal) genus procyon - the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons; Array is a kind of mammal genus
is a member of canis minor, little dog
is a member of family procyonidae, procyonidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
procyon, n. [L., a constellation which rises before the Dog Star, Gr. ; before + a dog. ].
- A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of mammals including the raccoon. [1913 Webster]
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