capricornus

/kæprɪˈkɔrnəs/

Definitions

1. noun

The Latin word for goat-horned, also the name of a constellation in the southern hemisphere.

“The astronomer studied the stars in the constellation Capricornus.”

Synonyms

  • astral goat
  • goathorned

Antonyms

  • bovinus
  • taurus