Ophiuchus

3 definitions found

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

  Serpentarius \Ser`pen*ta"ri*us\, n.[NL., fr. L. serpens
     serpent.] (Astron.)
     A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and
     Hercules; -- called also {Ophiuchus}.
     [1913 Webster]



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

  Ophiuchus \O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., holding a
     serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + ? to hold.] (Astron.)
     A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a
     man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also
     {Serpentarius}.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Ophiuchus
       n : a large constellation in the equatorial region between
           Hercules and Scorpius