Procyon

Translingual right|thumb|Procyon lotor Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc πρό before, in place of + grc κύων dog Proper noun 1 m genus family Procyonidae raccoons Hypernyms genus ; Procyoninae subfamily subfamily Hyponyms genus Procyon lotor species (common raccoon) type species; Procyon cancrivorus species (crab-eating raccoon), Procyon pygmaeus species (Cozumel raccoon or pygmy raccoon) other extant species References Procyon (genus) Procyon (genus) 1 1 English thumb|Procyon in constellation Canis Minor Etymology en ine-pro *per- beforeen ine ḱwṓ From en la Procyōn, from en grc Προκύων, from grc πρό κύων before dog 1, in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" en Sirius. Pronunciation en /ˈpɹəʊsiˌɒn/ RP en /ˈpɹoʊsiˌɑn/ US Proper noun en star A star in the constellation Canis Minor; Alpha (α) Canis Minoris. The eighth-brightest star in the night sky. Translations Star Arabic: ar الشِّعْرَى اَلشَّامِيَّة f Chinese: Cantonese: yue 南河三 naam4 ho4 saam1 Mandarin: cmn 南河三 Nánhésān French: fr Procyon German: de Prokyon Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Προκύων m Italian: it Procione Māori: mi Puangahori Russian: ru Процион Scottish Gaelic: gd Ruaill Bheag f Spanish: es Procyon See also Latin Etymology From la grc Προκύων, from grc πρό before + grc κύων dog, in reference to it preceding the "Dog Star" Sirius. Proper noun Procyōn<3> m la constellation Canis Minor Declension Procyōn<3> References