Procyon

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Procyon
       n 1: the brightest star in Canis Minor
       2: the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons [syn: {genus
          Procyon}]