'Capricorn beetle' definitions:

Definition of 'Capricorn beetle'

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  • 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]