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Serpentarius \Ser`pen*ta"ri*us\, n.[NL., fr. L. serpens
serpent.]
(Astron.)
A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and
Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Ophiuchus \O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., holding a
serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + ? to hold.]
(Astron.)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a
man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also
Serpentarius.
[1913 Webster]
Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ![]() |
Serpentarius \Ser`pen*ta"ri*us\, n.[NL., fr. L. serpens
serpent.]
(Astron.)
A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and
Hercules; -- called also Ophiuchus.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
Ophiuchus \O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., holding a
serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + ? to hold.]
(Astron.)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a
man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also
Serpentarius.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | ![]() |
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