"Canes Venatici" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Named by the astronomer Johannes Hevelius in 1687. From Latin canes venatici (literally: "dogs of hunting"). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|canes}} Latin canes, {{m|la|venatici}} venatici Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Canes Venatici}} Canes Venatici
  1. (astronomy) A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a pair of hunting dogs (Chara and Asterion) held on a leash by Boötes and following the bear Ursa Major. Wikipedia link: Canes Venatici Categories (topical): Constellations Derived forms: Canum Venaticorum Related terms: Canis Major, Canis Minor, Cor Caroli Translations (constellation): Որսկան շներ (Orskan šner) [plural] (Armenian), 獵犬座 (Chinese Mandarin), 猎犬座 (Lièquǎnzuò) (Chinese Mandarin), Jahipenid [plural] (Estonian), Veiðihundarnir [masculine, plural] (Faroese), Ajokoirat [plural] (Finnish), les Chiens de chasse [masculine, plural] (French), Cans de Caza (Galician), Lebreiros (Galician), die Jagdhunde [masculine, plural] (German), Vadászebek (Hungarian), Veiðihundarnir [masculine, plural] (Icelandic), na Madraí Fiaigh [masculine, plural] (Irish), りょうけん座 (Japanese), 猟犬座 (Japanese), 사냥개자리 (sanyanggaejari) (Korean), Canes Venatici (Latin), Anjing Pemburu (Malay), Psy Gończe [masculine, plural] (Polish), Canes Venatici [feminine] (Portuguese), Го́нчие Псы (Gónčije Psy) [plural] (Russian), Canes Venatici (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Canes_Venatici-en-name-8chXJk6D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

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