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Categories: Articles containing Māori-language text, Articles with short description, Southern constellations, Constellations listed by Ptolemy, Canis Major (constellation)

Canis Major Great Dog Canis Major constellation Canis Majoris CMa

A constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius WordNet 3.0

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A constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. Wikipedia

The 'big dog' constellation Wikipedia Disambiguation

One of the 88 modern constellations, and was also in Ptolemy's list of 48 constellations. OmegaWiki

A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dog following the hunter Orion. It includes the brightest star in the night sky, Sirius (sometimes called the Dog Star). Wiktionary

Winter constellation of the northern sky. Wiktionary (translation)

IS A

constellation

PART OF

Orion Family

DESCRIBED BY SOURCE

Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia

Otto's encyclopedia

Internetowa encyklopedia PWN

NAMED AFTER

dog

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