'Canis Minor' definitions:
Definition of 'Canis Minor'
From: WordNet
noun
A constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon [syn: Canis Minor, Little Dog]
Definition of 'Canis minor'
From: GCIDE
- Canis \Ca"nis\ (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl. Canes (-n[=e]z). [L., a dog.] (Zool.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family Canid[ae], including the dogs and wolves. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]