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1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Canis \Ca"nis\ (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl {Canes} (-n[=e]z). [L., a dog.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family {Canid[ae]}, including the dogs and wolves. {Canis major} [L., larger dog], a constellation to the southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star. {Canis minor} [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first magnitude.
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