capricornus
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Name — The name of a zodiac constellation traditionally shown as a goat or as the mythical sea goat, with an upper half of goat and a lower half of fish.
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Etymology
Came into English through Middle English, borrowed from Latin Capricornus, itself formed from capra ("goat") and cornū ("horn") as a calque of Ancient Greek Αἰγοκέρως (Aigokérōs, "horned goat; name of constellation"), which was in turn a calque of Akkadian suḫurmāšu, from Sumerian ᴹᵁᴸSUḪUR.MAŠ ("the Goat-Fish; name of...
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