capella Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the brightest star in Auriga
  2. noun snipes
    genus Capella; genus Gallinago; Gallinago.

WordNet

Ca*pel"la noun
Etymology
L., a little goet, dim. of caper a goat.
Definitions
  1. (Asrton.) A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.

Webster 1913