| 词汇 | zodiac |
| 词源 | zodiac. Many people know the signs of the zodiac: Taurus, the bull; Pisces, the fishes, etc. But few know the origin of the word zodiac itself. Zodiac derives from the Greek zoon, “ani- mal,” being so named, of course, because most of the signs were named for animals. |
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