‖O′phi‐u″chus (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, lit., holding a serpent; ὄφισ a serpent + � to hold.] (Astron.) A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; — called also Serpentarius.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.