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Capella

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Ca·pel·la  (k-pl)
n.
A double star in Auriga, the brightest star in the constellation, approximately 46 light-years from Earth.
[Latin, diminutive of caper, goat.]
Capella  (k-pl)
A binary star in the constellation Auriga. It is one of the brightest stars in the night sky, with an apparent magnitude of 0.08. Scientifc name: Alpha Auriga.
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Noun1.Capella - the brightest star in Auriga
Auriga, Charioteer - a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Great Bear and Orion at edge of Milky Way
2.CapellaCapella - snipes
Gallinago, genus Capella, genus Gallinago
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae - sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers
Gallinago gallinago, whole snipe - common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
Gallinago gallinago delicata, Wilson's snipe - American snipe
Gallinago media, great snipe, woodcock snipe - Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe


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King and myself should ride to Castro, and thence across the island to the Capella de Cucao, situated on the west coast.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
Over the snow-covered roofs could be seen a decorated cross with chains, and above it the rising triangle of Charles's Wain with the yellowish light of Capella.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
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