CANOPUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Supergiant star 650 light years from Earth; second brightest star in the sky

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

supergiant (an extremely bright star of very large diameter and low density)

Holonyms ("Canopus" is a member of...):

Carina (a keel-shaped constellation in the southern hemisphere; contains the star Canopus)

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