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N. Morrell and M. Hamuy, on behalf of the Carnegie Supernova Project and Millenium Center for Supernova Astrophysics collaboration, report that a spectrogram (range 380-940 nm) of 2008dy (cf. CBET 1428) was obtained on Sept. 17.14 UT with the 6.5-m Magellan II (Clay) telecope (+ LDSS3) at Las Campanas Observatory. The spectrum shows strong P-Cyg features identified with H_alpha and the Ca II triplet. Comparison with a library of supernova spectra, via the "Supernova Identification" code (Blondin and Tonry 2007, Ap.J. 666, 1024) suggests that 2008dy is a type-II supernova at roughly two months after explosion.