parazodiacal
parazodiacal adjective: adjacent to the zodiac.
Adjective
parazodiacal (not comparable)
- Adjacent to the zodiac.
- The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish).1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 10, column 1
Origin of parazodiacal
From para- + zodiacal.
Questions about parazodiacal
- What does parazodiacal mean?
- Parazodiacal means adjacent to the zodiac.
- What part of speech is parazodiacal?
- Parazodiacal is an adjective.
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