"Sirius" is a word in ENGLISH

Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.

The Dog Star; Sirius.

Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic, year; cynic cycle.

One of the two constellations, Canis Major and Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis Major …

A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part …

Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- …

A star of the first magnitude in the constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.

Of or pertaining to Sothis, the Egyptian name for the Dog Star; taking its name from the Dog Star; canicular.

wiriwiri v {1} [B; b6] for a light to flicker or for the vision to be blurred, as when one …