"Pup" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star. Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Pup
  1. (astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris. Tags: informal Synonyms (white dwarf star): Alpha Canis Majoris B, Sirius B, α Canis Majoris B, α CMa B Hypernyms (white dwarf star): binary component, Canis Major, Sirius (english: binary star system), star, Winter Triangle Coordinate_terms (white dwarf star): Alpha Majoris A, Al-Shira, Canicula, Dog Star, Sothis, α CMa A, α Majoris A
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