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ophiuchus

/ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/

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What does ophiuchus mean?

proper noun

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌɑf.iˈjuː.kəs/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˌoʊ.fiˈjuː.kəs/
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"On the other side, Incensed with indignation, Satan stood. Unterrified, and like a comet burned, That fires the length of Ophiuchus huge In the arctic sky, and from its horrid hair Shakes pestilence and war."
Andrew Dickson WhiteHistory of the Warfare of Science with Theology in ChristendomProject Gutenberg ebook #505