Sīrĭus, ii, m., = σείριος,
the dog-star , Sirius , Hyg. Astr. 3, 34; 2, 35; Verg. G. 4, 425; id. A. 3, 141; Tib. 1, 7, 21; Luc. 10, 211 al.— Adj. : ardor, of Sirius , Verg. A. 10, 273; Col. poët. 10, 289: vapor, Prud. Cath. 12, 22.
Sīrius (1) ī, m , Σείριος, the dog-star, Sirius, V. ...
An Elementary Latin Dictionary
·noun The Dog Star. ·see Dog Star. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The principal star, α, of the constellation Canis Major, and the brightest in the heavens; the dog-s...
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