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Definition of Capricorn

Capricorn
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. 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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.

Meaning of Capricorn from wikipedia

- Capricorn (♑︎; Ancient Gr****: Αιγόκερως, romanized: Aigókerōs, Latin for "horned goat") is the tenth astrological sign in the zodiac out of twelve total...
- Look up Capricorn in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Capricorn (pl. capricorni or capricorns) may refer to: Capricornus, a constellation often called...
- The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice. It...
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- than any other time: at latitude 23.44° south, known as the Tropic of Capricorn. The subsolar point will cross every latitude between these two extremes...
- Under Capricorn is a 1949 British historical drama film directed by Alfred Hitch**** about a couple in Australia who started out as lady and stable boy...
- The Capricorn Africa Society was a multiracial pressure group in British colonies in Southern and Eastern Africa in the 1950s and 1960s. The organisation...
- Tropic of Capricorn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Henry Miller, first published by Obelisk Press in Paris in 1939. A prequel of sorts to Miller's...