Canicula
Pronunciation : Ca*nic"u*la, Can*nic"u*la
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. canicula, lit., a little dog, a dim of canis dog; cf. F. canicule.] (Astron.)
Definition : Defn: The Dog Star; Sirius.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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