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Cap·ri·corn  audio  (kpr-kôrn) KEY  also Cap·ri·cor·nus  (kpr-kôrns) KEY 

NOUN:
In all senses also called Goat.
  1. A constellation in the equatorial region of the Southern Hemisphere, near Aquarius and Sagittarius.
    1. The tenth sign of the zodiac in astrology.
    2. One who is born under this sign.

ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English Capricorne, from Latin Capricornus : caper, capr-, goat + corn, horn; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots


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