capricorn

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Cap=ri=corn

CIDE DICTIONARY

capricorn, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.].

•  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."  [1913 Webster]
•  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 (Zoöl.), any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

capricorn, n. (also Capricornus)
1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a goat's horns.
2 a the tenth sign of the zodiac (the Goat). b a person born when the sun is in this sign.

Derivative

Capricornian n. & adj.

Etymology

ME f. OF capricorne f. L capricornus f. caper -pri goat + cornu horn