Procyon
pronunciation
How to pronounce Procyon in British English:
UK [ˈprəusiɔn]
How to pronounce Procyon in American English:
US [ˈprosiˌɑn]
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- Noun:
- the brightest star in Canis Minor
- the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
Word Origin
- Procyon (n.)
- bright star in constellation Canis Minoris, 1650s, from Latin, from Greek prokyon, from pro "before" (see pro-) + kyon "dog" (see canine (n.)); so called from its rising just before the "Dog Star," Sirius. By Roman astronomers, sometimes Latinized as Antecanis.