Webster's 1828 Dictionary
OPHIUCHUS
n.[Gr. a serpent, and to have. ] A constellation in the northern hemisphere.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
OPHIUCHUS
O `phi *u "chus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Astron.)
Defn: A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Ophiuchus
Oph i u chus |ˌäf (ē )ˈyo͞okəs, ˌōf (ē )-ɑˈfjukəs |Astronomy a large constellation (the Serpent Bearer or Holder ), said to represent a man in the coils of a snake. Both the celestial equator and the ecliptic pass through it, but it is not counted among the signs of the zodiac. • (as genitive Ophiuchi |ˌäf (ē )ˈyo͞okī, ˌōf (ē )-|) used with a preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in this constellation: the star Eta Ophiuchi. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek Ophioukos.
Oxford Dictionary
Ophiuchus
Ophiuchus |ɒˈfjuːkəs |Astronomy a large constellation (the Serpent Bearer or Holder ), said to represent a man in the coils of a snake. Both the celestial equator and the ecliptic pass through it, but it is not counted among the signs of the zodiac. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek Ophioukos.
Duden Dictionary
Ophiuchus
Ophi u chus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Ophi u chus |lateinisch; Schlangenträger ein Sternbild
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