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Webster 1913 Edition
Canis
‖
Ca′nis
(kă′nĭs)
, Noun.
pl.
Canes
(-nēz)
. [L., a dog.]
(Zool.)
A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family
Canidæ
, including the dogs and wolves. ‖Canis major
[L., larger dog]
, a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star.
– ‖Canis minor
[L., smaller dog]
, a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.