Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Canis Major   Listen
Canis Major

noun
1.
A constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius.  Synonym: Great Dog.






WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Canis Major" Quotes from Famous Books



... several of the brightest of the fixed stars have been estimated. Amongst others, Vega in the constellation Lyra is 100 millions of millions of miles away; Sirius in Canis Major, 123 millions of millions; the Pole-star, 282 millions of millions; and Capella, 340 millions of millions of miles, a figure represented by no less than ...
— Off on a Comet • Jules Verne



Words linked to "Canis Major" :   Sothis, Dog Star, Canicula, constellation, Sirius



Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com