Capricornus

noun, noun Cap·ri·cor·ni

[kap-ri-kawr-nahy] .

Capricorn ( defs 1, 2 ).

Origin:
< Latin

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Capricornus (ˌkæprɪˈkɔːnəs)

—n , Latin genitive -ni
	a faint zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere, lying between Sagittarius and Aquarius

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Capricorn (kāp'rĭ-kôrn') or Capricornus

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A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Aquarius and Sagittarius. capricorn (the Goat) is the tenth sign of the zodiac.

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"Look you, Doubloon, your zodiac here is the life of man in one round chapter.... To begin: there's Aries, or the Ram—lecherous dog, he begets us; then, Taurus, or the Bull—he bumps us the first thing; then Gemini, or the Twins—that is, Virtue and Vice; we try to reach Virtue, when lo! comes Cancer the Crab, and drags us back; and here, going from Virtue, Leo, a roaring Lion, lies in the path—he gives a few fierce bites and surly dabs with his paw; we escape, and hail Virgo, the virgin! that's our first love; we marry and think to be happy for aye, when pop comes Libra, or the Scales—happiness weighed and found wanting; and while we are very sad about that, Lord! how we suddenly jump, as Scorpio, or the Scorpion, stings us in rear; we are curing the wound, when whang come the arrows all round; Sagittarius, or the Archer, is amusing himself. As we pluck out the shafts, stand aside! here's the battering-ram, Capricornus, or the Goat; full tilt, he comes rushing, and headlong we are tossed; when Aquarius, or the Waterbearer, pours out his whole deluge and drowns us; and, to wind up, with Pisces, or the Fishes, we sleep."

-Herman Melville

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