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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}.
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The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden.
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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.
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{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}.
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