Capricorn — Defs

01 n. The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.

1.
The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic.(Astron.) See: Tropic
“The sun was entered into Capricorn.” — Dryden.
2.
A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish.(Astron.)

Phrases & compounds

Capricorn beetle — any beetle of the family Carambucidæ; one of the long-horned beetles. The larvæ usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner.