Dictionary Check: canicular
"canicular" is a valid word!
Scrabble
13
points
Words with Friends
18
points
Definition
adjective
of or relating to the dog days of summer
Example:
"the canicular heat of the Deep South"
adjective
relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star)
Example:
"canicular days"
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