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Canicular Days
The dog-days, corresponding with the overflow of the Nile.
From the middle of July to the beginning of the second week in
September. (Latin, canicula, diminutive of canis, a dog.)
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 More on Canicular Days from Infoplease:
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