Common Name For Sirius Alpha Canis Majoris Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 13, 2023

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	noun • the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
	66%	10		VY Canis Majoris, for instance
	noun • an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density
	63%	10		Part of the Canis Majoris Dwarf Galaxy
	noun • a constellation to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius

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