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ophiuchus
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ophiuchus, n. [L., fr. Gr. , lit., holding a serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + to hold.].
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius . [1913 Webster]
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