| Canicula | ‖n. [ L. canicula, lit., a little dog, a diminutive of canis dog; cf. F. canicule. ] (Astron.) The Dog Star; Sirius. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Canicular | a. [ L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire. ] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| canicular | (adj) of or relating to the dog days of summer, Example: the canicular heat of the Deep South |
| canicular | (adj) relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star), Example: canicular days |
| dog days | (n) the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity, Syn. canicular days, canicule |
| sirius | (n) the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major, Syn. Canicula, Dog Star, Sothis |
| ハナカケトラザメ | [hanakaketorazame] (n) small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula, species found in the northeast Atlantic and Mediterranean) [Add to Longdo] |