| canicular | (adj) of or relating to the dog days of summer |
| canicular | (adj) relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star) |
| dog days | (n) the hot period between early July and early September; a period of inactivity, Syn. canicular days, canicule |
| Canicular | a. [ L. canicularis; cf. F. caniculaire. ] Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star. [ 1913 Webster ]
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