CANICULAR


Meaning of CANICULAR in English

/keuh nik"yeuh leuhr/ , adj. Astron.

pertaining to the rising of the Dog Star or to the star itself.

[ ME, late OE canicularis of Sirius, equiv. to L Canicul ( a ) Sirius ( cani ( s ) dog + -cula -CULE 1 ) + -aris -AR 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .