adj. 1. Of or relating to Sirius or Procyon, two stars in the constellation Canis Major. 2. Of or relating to the dog days. [Late Latin canīculāris, of Sirius, from Latin Canīcula, Sirius, diminutive of canis, dog; see kwon- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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