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English → English (gcide) Definition: Capricorn beetle Capricorn \Cap"ri*corn\, n. [L. capricornus; caper goat + cornu horn: cf. F. capricorne.] 1. (Astron.) The tenth sign of zodiac, into which the sun enters at the winter solstice, about December 21. See Tropic. [1913 Webster] The sun was entered into Capricorn. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its fore part like a fish. [1913 Webster] Capricorn beetle (Zo["o]l.), any beetle of the family Carambucid[ae]; one of the long-horned beetles. The larv[ae] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and shrubs and are often destructive. See Girdler, Pruner. [1913 Webster]