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CANICULA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Canicula mean?

• CANICULA (noun)
The noun CANICULA has 1 sense:

1. the brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major

Familiarity information: CANICULA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CANICULA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Synonyms:

Canicula; Dog Star; Sirius; Sothis

Instance hypernyms:

binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)

Holonyms ("Canicula" is a member of...):

Canis Major; Great Dog (a constellation southeast of Orion; contains Sirius)

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