procyon Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun the brightest star in Canis Minor
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noun the type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
genus Procyon.
WordNet
Pro"cy*on noun
Etymology
L., a constellation which rises before the Dog Star, Gr. before + a dog.Definitions
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(Astron.) a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog. -
(Zoöl.) A genus of mammals including the raccoon.