Pup

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See also: PUP, pup, and púp

English

Etymology

Capitalization of pup. From pups being small dogs. From being a small star next to the Dog Star.

Proper noun

Pup

  1. (astronomy, informal) A white dwarf star, the secondary star in the binary star system Sirius, Alpha Canis Majoris.

Synonyms

white dwarf star

Hypernyms

white dwarf star

Coordinate terms

white dwarf star

Anagrams

Plautdietsch

Noun

Pup m

  1. a fart