Canicula
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Canicula (kəˈnɪkjʊlə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| another name for Sirius | |
| [Latin, literally: little dog, from canis dog] | |
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| canicula | |
noun | |
| the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: Sirius] |
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Canicula
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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