| siriu | That blue-white shining star is Sirius. |
| siriu | The orbit around Sirius is elliptical. |
| sirius | (n) the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major, Syn. Canicula, Dog Star, Sothis |
| Sirius | n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, properly, scorching. ] (Astron.) The Dog Star. See Dog Star. [ 1913 Webster ] |