Capricorn : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Capricorn	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Capricorn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Capricorn n (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn Synonym(s): Capricorn, Goat a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius Synonym(s): Capricornus, Capricorn the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Synonym(s): Capricorn, Capricorn the Goat, Goat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Capricorn \Cap"ricorn\, 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[94]l.), any beetle of the family {Carambucid[91]}; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[91] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See {Girdler}, {Pruner}.