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Webster 1913 Edition
Ophiuchus
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Oˊphi-u′chus
,Noun.
[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], lit., holding a serpent;
ὄφισ
a serpent + [GREEK] to hold.] (Astron.)
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; – called also
Serpentarius
. Webster 1828 Edition
Ophiuchus
OPHIU'CHUS
,Noun.
A constellation in the northern hemisphere.