'Capricorn' definitions:
Definition of 'Capricorn'
(from WordNet)
noun
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn [syn: Capricorn, Goat]
noun
A faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius [syn: Capricornus, Capricorn]
noun
The tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 [syn: Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat]
Definition of 'Capricorn'
From: GCIDE
- Capricorn \Cap"ri*corn\, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.]
- 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. [1913 Webster]
- The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- Capricorn beetle (Zool.), any beetle of the family Carambucid[ae]; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[ae] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner. [1913 Webster]