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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Procyon  \Pro"cy*on\,  n.  [L.,  a  constellation  which  rises  before 
  the  Dog  Star,  Gr  ?;  ?  before  +  ?  a  dog.  ] 
  1.  (Astron.)  A  star  of  the  first  magnitude  in  the 
  constellation  Canis  Minor,  or  the  Little  Dog. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  A  genus  of  mammals  including  the  raccoon. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Procyon 
  n  1:  the  brightest  star  in  Canis  Minor  [syn:  {Procyon}] 
  2:  type  genus  of  the  family  Procyonidae:  raccoons  [syn:  {Procyon}, 
  {genus  Procyon}] 




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