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  1. 1. n. The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn Source: wordnet
  4. 4. 1. (Astron.) 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.) 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 (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 shurbs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner. Source: webster
  5. 5. The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at thewinter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.The sun was entered into Capricorn. Dryden. Source: adambom
  6. 6. n. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn n. the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19 Source: ecdict

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