ZODIAC, z[=o]'di-ak, _n._ an imaginary belt in the heavens, having as its
mesial line the ecliptic or apparent path of the sun, and containing the
twelve constellations, called signs of the zodiac. The constellations, with
the appropriate symbols of the corresponding signs, are as follows: Aries
(_Ram_), [Aries]; Taurus (_Bull_), [Taurus]; Gemini (_Twins_), [Gemini];
Cancer (_Crab_), [Cancer]; Leo (_Lion_), [Leo]; Virgo (_Virgin_), [Virgo];
Libra (_Balance_), [Libra]; Scorpio (_Scorpion_), [Scorpio]; Sagittarius
(_Archer_), [Sagittarius]; Capricornus (_Goat_), [Capricornus]; Aquarius
(_Water-bearer_), [Aquarius]; Pisces (_Fishes_), [Pisces].--_adj._
ZOD[=I]'ACAL.--ZODIACAL LIGHT, a singular appearance seen after sunset or
before sunrise, at all seasons of the year in low latitudes, but rarely in
Great Britain, except in March, April, and May in the evenings, and six
months later in the mornings. [Fr. _zodiaque_--L. _zodiacus_--Gr.
_z[=o]diakos_, belonging to animals--_z[=o]dion_, dim. of _z[=o]on_, an
animal, _zaein_, to live.]
ZOËA, z[=o]-[=e]'a, _n._ a larval stage of certain decapod
crustaceans--also called the _copepod_ stage preceding the _megalopa_
stage--also ZOOE'A:--_pl._ ZOË'Æ.--_adjs._ ZOË'AL, ZOOE'AL; Z[=O]'ËFORM.
[Gr. _z[=o]on_, an animal.]