canicular Hear it!

canicular definition

ca·nicu·lar (-lər)

adjective

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

Etymology: ME caniculer < L canicularis < Canicula

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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