Capella

2 definitions found

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

  Capella \Ca*pel"la\, n. [L., a little goat, dim. of caper a
     goat.] (Asrton.)
     A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Capella
       n 1: the brightest star in Auriga
       2: snipes [syn: {Gallinago}, {genus Gallinago}, {genus Capella}]