Capricorn
Pronunciation : Cap"ri*corn
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.]
Definition : 1. (Astron.)
Defn: The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. Capricorn beetle (Zo?l.), any beetle of the family Carambucid?; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv? usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shurbs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913