1. (personal noun) Canis Major - line of stars leading southward from Rehua (Antares) and culminating in the great star triangle. A small constellation, the brightest star of which is Takurua (Sirius). Also said to be the highest of the heavens and the home of Rehua.
See also Kāhui Takurua, Rehua
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