(n) the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19, Syn.Ram, Aries the Ram
n. [ Heb. ariël, perh. confused with E. aërial. ] In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and graceful spirit of the air. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
☞ In Zoology, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan; the ariel petrel. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n., or /mhw>. [ Ar. aryil, ayyil, stag. ] (Zool.) (a) A variety of the gazelle (Antilope dorcas, or Gazella, dorcas), found in Arabia and adjacent countries. (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of Petaurus. (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan Ramphastos ariel). [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ prop. n. [ L. ] 1. (Astron.) (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac, which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the 21st of March. (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial globe in the figure of a ram. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Rom. Antiq.) A battering-ram. [ 1913 Webster ]
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