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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

[L.

canicula

, lit., a little dog, a diminutive of

canis

dog; cf. F.

canicule

(Astron.)

The Dog Star; Sirius.

See also: canicula, Canicula, and caniculă

canícula f (plural canículas)

dog days (the days between early July and early September when Sirius rises and sets with the Sun)

canícula f ‎(plural canículas)

dog days (the days between early July and early September when Sirius rises and sets with the Sun)