[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      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
      carambucidae; one of the long-horned beetles. the
      larvae usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and
      shrubs and are often destructive. see girdler, pruner.
      1913 webster
see also:
tropic capricorn beetle carambucidae girdler pruner 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

capricorn
     n 1: astrology a person who is born while the sun is in
          capricorn syn: goat
     2: a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere;
        between sagittarius and aquarius syn: capricornus
     3: the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from
        about december 22 to january 19 syn: capricorn the goat,
         goat
see also:
goat capricornus capricorn the goat 

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