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   zodiacal
         adj 1: relating to or included in the zodiac; "zodiacal
                  constellations"

English Dictionary: zutzeln by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zodiacal light
n
  1. a luminous tract in the sky; a reflection of sunlight from cosmic dust in the plane of the ecliptic; visible just before sunrise and just after sunset
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zodiacal \Zo*di"a*cal\, a. [Cf. F. zodiacal.] (Astron.)
      Of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the zodiac;
      as, the zodiacal planets.
  
      {Zodiacal light}, a luminous tract of the sky, of an
            elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its
            base being on the horizon, and its apex at varying
            altitudes. It is to be seen only in the evening, after
            twilight, and in the morning before dawn. It is supposed
            to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes of
            meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of
            the ecliptic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Zodiacal \Zo*di"a*cal\, a. [Cf. F. zodiacal.] (Astron.)
      Of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the zodiac;
      as, the zodiacal planets.
  
      {Zodiacal light}, a luminous tract of the sky, of an
            elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its
            base being on the horizon, and its apex at varying
            altitudes. It is to be seen only in the evening, after
            twilight, and in the morning before dawn. It is supposed
            to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes of
            meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of
            the ecliptic.
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