Pup

See also: PUP, pup, and púp

English

Etymology

Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.

Proper noun

Pup

(astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.

Synonyms

white dwarf star

Alpha Canis Majoris B
Sirius B
α Canis Majoris B
α CMa B

Hypernyms

white dwarf star

binary component
Canis Major
Sirius (binary star system)
star
Winter Triangle

Coordinate terms

white dwarf star

Alpha Majoris A
Al-Shira
Canicula
Dog Star
Sothis
α CMa A
α Majoris A

Anagrams

PPU, Upp

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pup m

a fart

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