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ca⋅nic⋅u⋅lar

  [kuh-nik-yuh-ler]
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–adjective Astronomy.
pertaining to the rising of the Dog Star or to the star itself.
Origin:
ME, late OE < LL canīculāris of Sirius, equiv. to L Canīcul(a) Sirius (cani(s) dog + -cula -cule 1 ) + -āris -ar 1
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ca·nic·u·lar   (kə-nĭk'yə-lər)   
adj.  

  1. Of or relating to Sirius or Procyon.

  2. Of or relating to the dog days.


[Late Latin canīculāris, of Sirius, from Latin Canīcula, Sirius, diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
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