Canicular Days, named from Canicula, Sirius, or the Dog-star, are the Dog Days (q.v.). Canicula is in the southern constellation of Canis Major, near which was that of Canis Minor. For the canicular year, counted from the heliacal rising of the Dog-star, see YEAR.
Canicular Days
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 2: Beaugency to Cataract, p. 709
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