Hypertext Webster Gateway: "canicula"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Canicula
n : the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major [syn: {Sirius},
{Dog Star}, {Canicula}, {Sothis}]
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