" Canis Minor" kalma ce ta Latin da ke nufin "ƙaramin kare" ko "ƙarin kare". A cikin ilmin taurari, Canis Minor wata ƙungiyar taurari ce da ke wakiltar ƙaramin kare kuma tana cikin sararin arewa, kusa da ƙungiyar taurari Orion. Taurari biyu mafi haske a Canis Minor sune Procyon da Gomeisa.
