English
wikipedia|Sirius
Etymology
From the fact that the star lies in the constellation of Canis Major (the "larger dog")
Proper noun
en-proper noun|sg=dog|Dog star|Star
- star A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris. A vertex of the Winter Triangle and the brightest star in the night sky. It is actually a binary star with a white dwarf companion star.
Synonyms
sense|bluish-white star Al Shira, Canicula, Sirius
Translations
trans-top|star in Canis Major
Arabic: ا�شعر� (aš-ši�r�)
Chinese: 天�� (ti�n láng xīng)
French: Sirius
German: Sirius
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Japanese: t-|ja|天��|trtenr�sei|scJpan
Latin: Canicula, Sirius#Latin|SÄ«rius
Russian: Си�и��
Spanish: Sirio
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