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Definition of Canicula
1. Noun. The brightest star in the sky; in Canis Major.
Generic synonyms: Binary, Binary Star, Double Star
Group relationships: Canis Major, Great Dog
Derivative terms: Canicular
Definition of Canicula
1. n. The Dog Star; Sirius.
Definition of Canicula
1. Proper noun. (''uranography'') An alternative name of the star Alpha Canis Majoris (α CMa), Sirius. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canicula
Literary usage of Canicula
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Zoology by Thomas Jeffery Parker, William Aitcheson Haswell (1921)
"... canicula at a somewhat later stage. The gill-filaments have increased in number
and are present on the mandibular arch. ..."
2. A Junior course of practical zoology by Arthur Milnes Marshall, Charles Herbert Hurst (1895)
"... canicula. THE dog-fish, together with the sharks and skates, belongs to the
group of fish known as Elasmobranchs, the great majority of which are ..."
3. Zoology: An Elementary Text-book by Arthur Everett Shipley, Ernest William MacBride (1904)
"... canicula 355 197. Diagrams illustrating the development of the excretory and
reproductive organs of Craniata 357 198. Diagram of a transverse section ..."
4. Memoirs of the Wernerian Natural History Society by Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh, Wernerian Natural History Society (Edinburgh, Scotland) (1838)
"The former are not united as in that species (S. canicula), and of a smaller size
... In S. canicula, the whole of the second dorsal fin is behind the anal; ..."
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