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Capricorn (pl. ''capricorni'' or ''capricorns'') may refer to:


Places

* Capricorn and Bunker Group, islands of the southern Great Barrier Reef, Australia * Capricorn District Municipality, Limpopo province, South Africa


Animals

*Capricorn, an animal from the ibex family, particularly the
Alpine ibex The Alpine ibex (''Capra ibex''), also known as the steinbock, bouquetin, or simply ibex, is a species of wild goat that lives in the mountains of the European Alps. It is a sexually dimorphic species: males are larger and carry longer, curved h ...
* Capricornis, a genus of goat-like or antelope-like animals


Astronomy and astrology

* Capricornus, one of the constellations of the zodiac ** Capricorn (astrology)


Arts, entertainment, and media


Fictional characters

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Capricorn (comics) Zodiac is the name of different groups of fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first version of the Zodiac made up of humans appears in '' The Avengers'' #72 (Jan. 1970) and wa ...
, several Marvel Comics characters * Capricorn (''Inkworld''), ''Inkheart'' character


Music


Groups and labels

* Capricorn Records, an American record label active 1969-1979


Albums

* ''Capricorn'' (Jay Chou album), 2008 * ''Capricorn'' (Trevor Powers album), 2020 * ''Capricorn'' (Mike Tramp album), 1997 *" Capricorn (A Brand New Name)", a 2002 single by 30 Seconds to Mars from their self-titled album


Songs

*"Capricorn", a song by IQ from their 1997 concept album '' Subterranea'' *"Capricorn", a song by Barclay James Harvest from the album ''
Eyes of the Universe Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Oldham, in September 1966 by bassist/vocalist Les Holroyd (b. 1948), guitarist/vocalist John Lees (b. 1947), drummer/percussionist Mel Pritchard (1948–2004), a ...
'' *"Capricorn", a song by Motörhead from the album ''
Overkill Overkill may refer to: * Overkill (term), the use of excessive force or action to achieve a goal * Surplus killing, when a predator kills more prey than it can eat * Overexploitation, depletion of a natural resource through overharvesting ** Ove ...
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Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Capricorn'' (manga), a 1988 manga series created by Johnny Manajeb * '' Capricorn One'', a 1978 thriller


Brands and enterprises

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Capricorn (microprocessor) The Capricorn family of microprocessors was developed by Hewlett-Packard in the late 1970s for the HP series 80 scientific microcomputers. Capricorn was first used in the HP-85 desktop BASIC computer, introduced in January 1980. Steve Wozniak was ...
, a family of microprocessors used in the HP series 80 scientific microcomputers *Capricorn, one of the names for the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer *
Capricorn Investment Holdings Cavmont Bank Limited is a commercial bank in Zambia. It is licensed by the Bank of Zambia, the central bank and national banking regulator. Location The headquarters and main branch of Cavmont Bank Limited are located at 2374 Thabo Mbeki Road, ...
, an umbrella for the Capricorn group of companies


Other uses

*''Capricorn'', a ship that on January 28, 1980 collided with and sank the USCGC ''Blackthorn'' (WLB-391) *
Capricorn Africa Society The Capricorn Africa Society was a multiracial pressure group in British colonies in southern and eastern Africa in the 1950s and 1960s. History The organisation was established in 1949 in Southern Rhodesia by David Stirling and N. H. Wilson, with ...
, a pressure group in British African colonies


See also

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Caprica (disambiguation) ''Caprica'' is an American science fiction drama television series. A spin-off prequel of the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' (2004), Caprica is set 58 years before the main series. ''Caprica'' shows how humanity first created the Cylon a ...
, various meanings in the science fiction franchise series ''Battlestar Galactica'' *
Capricornia (disambiguation) Capricornia may refer to: Places * Capricornia, Queensland, a region of the coast located around Rockhampton, Queensland * Division of Capricornia, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives based around the region * Caprico ...
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Tropic of Capricorn (disambiguation) The Tropic of Capricorn The Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic) is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice. It is thus the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be seen direct ...
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