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Horned Goat

Horned Goat proper noun: the constellation and zodiacal sign Capricornus.

Proper noun

the Horned Goat

  1. The constellation and zodiacal sign Capricornus.
    • Strange, too, how the old pagan names for the constellations—the Ram, the Bull, the Twins (Castor and Pollux), the Crab, the Lion, the Virgin, the Scales, the Scorpion, the Archer, the Horned Goat, the Water-carrier, and the Fishes, have persisted all these thousands of years in spite of attempts...1926 November 21, “How old is the zodiac?”, in The Woodend Star, Victoria, page 4, column 6
    Synonyms:
    Goat, Sea-goat

Synonyms of Horned Goat

Origin of Horned Goat

Calque of Latin Capricornus.

Questions about Horned Goat

What does Horned Goat mean?
Horned Goat means the constellation and zodiacal sign Capricornus.
What part of speech is Horned Goat?
Horned Goat is a proper noun.

Words near Horned Goat in the dictionary

  1. horned adder
  2. horned adders
  3. horned coot
  4. horned frog
  5. horned frogs
  6. Horned Goat
  7. Horned God
  8. horned grebe
  9. horned grebes
  10. horned helmet
  11. horned helmets

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