Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dog star

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.84 in modern English

Syllables
dog s-tar
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris A. 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.

Etymology

From the fact that the star lies in the constellation of Canis Major (the "larger dog").

Frequently Paired Words

Alpha Majoris B Pup α CMa B α Majoris B

Synonyms

Alpha Majoris A Al Shira Blazing Star Canicula Sirius Sirius A α Majoris A

Questions

What does dog star mean?
A bluish-white star in the constellation Canis Major; Alpha (α) Canis Majoris A. 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.
Where does dog star come from?
From the fact that the star lies in the constellation of Canis Major (the "larger dog").

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