\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}.
         The sun was entered into Capricorn.   --Dryden.
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.
{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}.