Definitions for ophiuchus

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Ophiuchus(noun)

    a large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius

Wiktionary

  1. Ophiuchus(ProperNoun)

    A zodiacal constellation of the northern summer said to depict a man (Asclepius) holding a serpent; the serpent is the constellation Serpens.

  2. Origin: From Ophiuchus, from Ὀφιοῦχος.


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