Found 3 hits - Term: canicula, Database: *, Strategy: exact
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
dog star \dog" star`\
sirius, a star of the constellation canis major, or the
greater dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called
also canicula, and, in astronomical charts, alpha canis
majoris. see dog days.
1913 webster
see also:
canicula alpha canis majoris dog days
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
canicula \canic"ula\, n. l. canicula, lit., a little dog, a
diminutive of canis dog; cf. f. canicule. astron.
the dog star; sirius.
1913 webster
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
canicula
n : the brightest star in the sky; in canis major syn: sirius,
dog star, sothis
see also:
sirius dog star sothis
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