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[syn: Procyon, genus Procyon]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Procyon \Pro"cy*on\, n. [L., a constellation which rises before
the Dog Star, Gr. ?; ? before + ? a dog. ]
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1. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the
constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of mammals including the raccoon.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Procyon
n 1: the brightest star in Canis Minor
2: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons [syn:
Procyon, genus Procyon]