zodiacal constellation

British

noun

any of the 12 constellations after which the signs of the zodiac are named: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, or Pisces

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Each month was also controlled by a zodiacal constellation.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

What zodiacal constellation came to the meridian at midnight on that date?

From A Text-Book of Astronomy by Comstock, George C.

His eyes wandered from where the tail of the Great Bear, now a zodiacal constellation, was scarcely visible above the waters, to where the stars of the southern hemisphere were just breaking on his view.

From Off on a Comet! a Journey through Planetary Space by Verne, Jules

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