Auriga

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Auriga \Au*ri"ga\, n. [L., charioteer.] (Anat.)
     The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern
     hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains
     the bright star Capella.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Auriga
       n : a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere;
           between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way [syn: {Charioteer}]