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canicular

(-lər)

adjective

1. of the Dog Star (Sirius)
2. measured by its rising
of the dog days in July and August

Origin: ME caniculer < L canicularis < Canicula

See canicular in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Of or relating to Sirius or Procyon.
Of or relating to the dog days.

Origin:

Origin: Late Latin canīculāris, of Sirius

Origin: , from Latin Canīcula, Sirius

Origin: , diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots

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