Capricorn
Definition of Capricorn
Cap´ri`corn
n.
1.
(Astron.)
The
tenth
sign
of
zodiac
,
into
which
the
sun
enters
at
the
winter
solstice
,
about
December
21
.
See
Tropic
.
The
sun
was
entered
into
Capricorn
.
- Dryden.
2.
(Astron.)
A
southern
constellation
,
represented
on
ancient
monuments
by
the
figure
of
a
goat
,
or
a
figure
with
its
fore
part
like
a
fish
.
Capricorn beetle
(Zool.)
any
beetle
of
the
family
Carambucidæ
;
one
of
the
long-horned
beetles
.
The
larvæ
usually
bore
into
the
wood
or
bark
of
trees
and
shrubs
and
are
often
destructive
.
See
Girdler
,
Pruner
.
Related Words
astrology
,
Goat
,
human
,
individual
,
mortal
,
person
,
somebody
,
someone
,
soul
,
star
divination
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