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procyon |
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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