[kә'nikjulә]
n.
天狼星的, (每年七八月)酷暑期的

Canicular \Ca*nic"u*lar\, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F.
caniculaire.]
Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.

{Canicular days}, the dog days, See {Dog days}.

{Canicular year}, the Egyptian year, computed from one
heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another.