Dictionary (n.) Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called also Canicula, and, in astronomical charts, / Canis Majoris. See Dog days.Thesaurus Aldebaran Canicula Dog Star Hesper Hesperus Lucifer North Star Phosphor Phosphorus Polaris Sirius Venus Vesper celestial body daystar evening star fixed stars heavenly body living sapphires lodestar morning star orb polar star polestar sphere starry host stars |