Austral signs

Austral signs
Austral Aus"tral, a. [L. australis, fr. auster: cf. F. austral.] 1. Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land; austral ocean. [1913 Webster]

2. (Biogeography) Designating, or pertaining to, a zone extending across North America between the Transition and Tropical zones, and including most of the United States and central Mexico except the mountainous parts. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

{Austral signs} (Astron.), the last six signs of the zodiac, or those south of the equator. [1913 Webster]


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