Procyonn.

Brit.

/ˈprəʊsɪən/, U.S.

/ˈproʊsiən/

Forms: late Middle English Prochyon, 1500s– Procyon.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Procyōn, Procyon.

Etymology: < classical Latin Procyōn the constellation Canis Minor or the brightest star in this constellation < ancient Greek Προκύων , denoting the star < προ- pro- prefix² + κύων dog (see cyno- comb. form), so called as rising a little before the dog star, Sirius (see Sirius n.). In sense 2 < scientific Latin Procyon, genus name ( G. C. C. Storr Prodromus methodi mammalium (1780) 35, with the intended sense ‘ancestral to the dog’).

1. Astronomy. Originally: †the northern constellation Canis Minor (obsolete rare). Subsequently: the brightest star in this constellation, the first-magnitude star α Canis Minoris.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Canis Minor

Procyon1449

dog1556

the world > the universe > star > kind of star > subgiant > [noun] > Procyon

Procyon1449

J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 579 (MED) Southe in the spere..The Qwalle was, hornyd Padus, the Hare, and Oryon With the sqwyff Grehound and fers Prochyon.

1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. iv. 268 Northe almost from this Dogge is ther a constellation of 2 only starres named Canicula, the lesser Dogge: and in greeke Procyon, the fore dogge.

1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. 597 [Upon] the fourth day of Iulie..in Ægypt the star Procyon, the fore-runner of the Dogstar Syrius sheweth in the morning.

1651 V. Wing Harmonicon 261 Procyon; the lesser dog.

1719 Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 982 The Track..divided the Distance between Sirius and Procyon, so as to be almost twice as far from Procyon as Sirius.

1769 Pennsylvania Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 The Comet..this Morning, was close by two Stars of the fourth Magnitude, in the Rump of Monoceros, and nearly in a right Line with Procyon.

1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 324 Betelgeuse, Sirius, and Procyon form a triangle.

1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral viii. 199 Standing in the astrodome the Dane brought Procyon to the bubble.

1998 UFO Mag. Jan. 57/1 Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Sirius and Procyon all rise in the east during early evening.

2. Zoology. A genus of American mammals of the family Procyonidae (cf. procyonid n.), comprising the raccoons; (also) a member of this genus, a raccoon.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Procyon (raccoon)

raccoon1610

rattoon1648

coon1742

Procyon1827

tree-bear1891

wash-bear1891

washer1891

washing racoon1891

1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom II. 28 (heading) The Racoons (Procyon, Storr.).

1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Procyon, the Racoon, a genus of quadrupeds, placed by naturalists immediately after the Bears.

1915 Science May 692/1 These..differences in the skeleton among Bassaricus, Procyon and Nasua are supergeneric.

1956 Evolution 10 326/2 Procyon and Phlaocyon, at the extreme of omnivorous specialization, are near the arctoid pole of the graph.

1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1101/1 Procyon has a well-developed sense of touch, especially in the nose and forepaws.

Derivatives

† procyoniform adj. Zoology Obsolete rare resembling a raccoon.

ΚΠ

1890 Cent. Dict. Procyoniform, raccoon-like in structure and affinity.

1892 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 24 May 4/2 The kinkajou..is a procyoniform quadruped, with a protrusile tongue and a prehensile tail.

proˈcyonoid adj. and n. Zoology rare (a) adj.resembling a raccoon; related to the raccoons; (b) n.a mammal resembling or related to the raccoons.

ΚΠ

1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Procyonidæ Procyonoid, a. & n.

1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals vi. 528 Procyonoid or Raccoon-like.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	procyon
释义	Procyonn. Brit. /ˈprəʊsɪən/, U.S. /ˈproʊsiən/ Forms: late Middle English Prochyon, 1500s– Procyon. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin Procyōn, Procyon. Etymology: < classical Latin Procyōn the constellation Canis Minor or the brightest star in this constellation < ancient Greek Προκύων , denoting the star < προ- pro- prefix² + κύων dog (see cyno- comb. form), so called as rising a little before the dog star, Sirius (see Sirius n.). In sense 2 < scientific Latin Procyon, genus name ( G. C. C. Storr Prodromus methodi mammalium (1780) 35, with the intended sense ‘ancestral to the dog’). 1. Astronomy. Originally: †the northern constellation Canis Minor (obsolete rare). Subsequently: the brightest star in this constellation, the first-magnitude star α Canis Minoris. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > constellation > Southern constellations > [noun] > Canis Minor Procyon1449 dog1556 the world > the universe > star > kind of star > subgiant > [noun] > Procyon Procyon1449 J. Metham Amoryus & Cleopes (1916) 579 (MED) Southe in the spere..The Qwalle was, hornyd Padus, the Hare, and Oryon With the sqwyff Grehound and fers Prochyon. 1556 R. Record Castle of Knowl. iv. 268 Northe almost from this Dogge is ther a constellation of 2 only starres named Canicula, the lesser Dogge: and in greeke Procyon, the fore dogge. 1634 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World (new ed.) I. 597 [Upon] the fourth day of Iulie..in Ægypt the star Procyon, the fore-runner of the Dogstar Syrius sheweth in the morning. 1651 V. Wing Harmonicon 261 Procyon; the lesser dog. 1719 Philos. Trans. 1717–19 (Royal Soc.) 30 982 The Track..divided the Distance between Sirius and Procyon, so as to be almost twice as far from Procyon as Sirius. 1769 Pennsylvania Gaz. 21 Sept. 3/2 The Comet..this Morning, was close by two Stars of the fourth Magnitude, in the Rump of Monoceros, and nearly in a right Line with Procyon. 1868 W. Lockyer & J. N. Lockyer tr. A. Guillemin Heavens (ed. 3) 324 Betelgeuse, Sirius, and Procyon form a triangle. 1944 ‘N. Shute’ Pastoral viii. 199 Standing in the astrodome the Dane brought Procyon to the bubble. 1998 UFO Mag. Jan. 57/1 Aldebaran, Betelgeuse, Rigel, Sirius and Procyon all rise in the east during early evening. 2. Zoology. A genus of American mammals of the family Procyonidae (cf. procyonid n.), comprising the raccoons; (also) a member of this genus, a raccoon. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Unguiculata or clawed mammal > family Procyonidae (raccoons) > [noun] > genus Procyon (raccoon) raccoon1610 rattoon1648 coon1742 Procyon1827 tree-bear1891 wash-bear1891 washer1891 washing racoon1891 1827 E. Griffith et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom II. 28 (heading) The Racoons (Procyon, Storr.). 1849 J. Craig New Universal Dict. Procyon, the Racoon, a genus of quadrupeds, placed by naturalists immediately after the Bears. 1915 Science May 692/1 These..differences in the skeleton among Bassaricus, Procyon and Nasua are supergeneric. 1956 Evolution 10 326/2 Procyon and Phlaocyon, at the extreme of omnivorous specialization, are near the arctoid pole of the graph. 1991 R. M. Nowak Walker's Mammals of World (ed. 5) II. 1101/1 Procyon has a well-developed sense of touch, especially in the nose and forepaws. Derivatives † procyoniform adj. Zoology Obsolete rare resembling a raccoon. ΚΠ 1890 Cent. Dict. Procyoniform, raccoon-like in structure and affinity. 1892 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 24 May 4/2 The kinkajou..is a procyoniform quadruped, with a protrusile tongue and a prehensile tail. proˈcyonoid adj. and n. Zoology rare (a) adj.resembling a raccoon; related to the raccoons; (b) n.a mammal resembling or related to the raccoons. ΚΠ 1895 I. K. Funk et al. Standard Dict. Eng. Lang. II. at Procyonidæ Procyonoid, a. & n. 1910 H. F. Osborn Age of Mammals vi. 528 Procyonoid or Raccoon-like. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1449
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