Prŏcyon, ōnis, m., = Προκύων (Foredog),
a constellation that rises before the dog-star (pure Lat. Antecanis), Cic. Arat. 222; Hor. C. 3, 29, 18; Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 144; Col. 11, 2, 52; Manil. 5, 197.
Procyōn —, m , Προκύων, the little dog (rising before the dog-star), C., H. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun A genus of mammals including the raccoon. II. Procyon ·noun A star of the first magnitude in ...
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