| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| Ophiuchus |
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| SYLLABICATION: | Oph·i·u·chus |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   f  -y  k s,  f- |
| NOUN: | A constellation in the equatorial region near Hercules and Scorpius. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Latin Ophi chus, from Greek ophioukhos : ophis, serpent + okhos, holder (from ekhein, to hold; see segh- in Appendix I).
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