capella

2 definitions found

capella - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Capella \Ca*pel"la\, n. [L., a little goat, dim. of caper a
     goat.] (Asrton.)
     A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.
     [1913 Webster]

capella - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Capella
      n 1: the brightest star in Auriga
      2: snipes [syn: Gallinago, genus Gallinago, Capella,
         genus Capella]