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PROCYON
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The type genus of the family Procyonidae: raccoons
Synonyms:
genus Procyon; Procyon
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Procyon" is a kind of...):
mammal genus (a genus of mammals)
Meronyms (members of "Procyon"):
raccoon; racoon (an omnivorous nocturnal mammal native to North America and Central America)
Holonyms ("Procyon" is a member of...):
family Procyonidae; Procyonidae (raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The brightest star in Canis Minor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
Holonyms ("Procyon" is a member of...):
Canis Minor; Little Dog (a constellation to the east of Orion; contains Procyon)
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