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Canes Venatici

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

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Examples

“The sky was very clear and I could see⟳ Cassiopeia and Orion and maybe Canes Venatici, but I was never too sure about that one.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

canescein canescence canesceol Cănești Canet Canet-en-Roussillon

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