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CANICULA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major
Synonyms:
Canicula; Dog Star; Sirius; Sothis
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
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 to the southeast of Orion; contains Sirius)
Derivation:
canicular (relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star))
