Synonyms for capricorns
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : kap-ri-kawrn |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkæp rɪˌkɔrn |
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Définition of capricorns
Origin :- zodiac sign, late Old English, from Latin Capricornus, literally "horned like a goat," from caper (genitive capri) "goat" (see cab) + cornu "horn" (see horn (n.)); a loan-translation of Greek Aigokheros, the name of the constellation. Extended 1894 to persons born under the sign.
- As in sign of the zodiac : noun astrological sign
- The two Capricorns have, in short, the same system of closing their cells.
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
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