Dog Star

/dɔg stɑr/
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Definitions of Dog Star
  1. noun
    the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
    synonyms: Canicula, Sirius, Sothis
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    example of:
    binary, binary star, double star
    a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation
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