'alpha Canis Majoris' definitions:

Definition of 'alpha Canis Majoris'

From: GCIDE
  • Dog Star \Dog" Star`\ Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, {[alpha] Canis Majoris}. See Dog days. [1913 Webster]