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One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.

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  1. n. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer.
  2. n. Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopidae. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.
  3. 1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision or contempt, an astronomer. 2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the position of the eyes, which look directly upward.
  4. Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine fishesbelonging to Uranoscopus, Astroscopus, and allied genera, of thefamily Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United Statesare Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So called from the positionof the eyes, which look directly upward.