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canicular Related to canicular: canicular daysca·nic·u·lar C0067000 (kə-nĭk′yə-lər)adj.1. Of or relating to Sirius or Procyon, two stars in the constellation Canis Major.2. Of or relating to the dog days.
[Late Latin canīculāris, of Sirius, from Latin Canīcula, Sirius, diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]canicular (kəˈnɪkjʊlə) adj (Astronomy) of or relating to the star Sirius or its risingca•nic•u•lar (kəˈnɪk yə lər)
adj. pertaining to the Dog Star or its rising. [Middle English, late Old English < Late Latin canīculāris of Sirius] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | canicular - of or relating to the dog days of summer; "the canicular heat of the Deep South" | | 2. | canicular - relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star); "canicular days" |
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