capricorn : Idioms & Phrases


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.
Webster 1913

capricorn the goat

  • noun the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
    Capricorn; Goat.
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tropic of capricorn

  • noun a line of latitude about 23 degrees to the south of the equator
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