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- Latin · derived fromCanīcula“Sirius; Canis Major”
- English todayCanicula
From Latin Canīcula (“Sirius; Canis Major”), from canīcula (“puppy”), from canis (“dog”) + -cula (diminutive suffix).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canicula
Today it means: Synonym of Sirius, particularly in Latin contexts. Full definition →
Latin Canīcula