Algid and Canicular

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Algid adjective - Having a low or subnormal temperature.

Usage example: the rescuers searching the algid waters of the Bering Sea

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Canicular is an antonym for algid.

Canicular adjective - Relating to or especially immediately preceding or following the heliacal rising of Canicula (the Dog Star).

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Algid is an antonym for canicular.

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