Pup
English
editEtymology
editCapitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.
Proper noun
editPup
- (astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.
Synonyms
editwhite dwarf star
Hypernyms
editwhite dwarf star
- binary component
- Canis Major
- Sirius (binary star system)
- star
- Winter Triangle
Coordinate terms
editwhite dwarf star
Anagrams
editPlautdietsch
editNoun
editPup m
- a fart