Canicula. What does it mean?
Canicula is the Latin name of Sirius, The Dog Star. The following definition is from
Answers.com online dictionary.
Canicula
(
cf. F. canicule.] (Astron.)
Sirius is in the constellation Canis Major and is the brightest star in the sky. More
info about Sirius can be found at Wikipedia and The Dome of the Sky.