Star"gas`er (?), n. 1.
One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision
or contempt, an astronomer.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several
species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus,
Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family
Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United
States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So
called from the position of the eyes, which look directly
upward.
Star"gas`er (?), n. 1.
One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in derision
or contempt, an astronomer.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of several
species of spiny-rayed marine fishes belonging to Uranoscopus,
Astroscopus, and allied genera, of the family
Uranoscopidæ. The common species of the Eastern United
States are Astroscopus anoplus, and A. guttatus. So
called from the position of the eyes, which look directly
upward.