parazodiacal

English

Etymology

From para- +‎ zodiacal.

Adjective

parazodiacal (not comparable)

  1. (astronomy) Adjacent to the zodiac.
    • 1998, John H. Roger, “Origins of the ancient constellations: I. The Mesopotamian traditions”, in Journal of the British Astronomy Association, volume 108, number 1, page 10, column 1:
      The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish).
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