Canicular
Pronunciation : Ca*nic"u*lar
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire.]
Definition : Defn: Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. Canicular days, the dog days, See Dog days. -- Canicular year, the Egyptian year, computed from one heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913