Zodiac celestial coordinate system, or more specifically an ecliptic coordinate system, which takes the ecliptic as the origin of latitude and the Sun's position at vernal equinox as the origin of longitude. The English word ' derives from ', the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek "zōidiakòs kýklos" (), meaning "cycle or circle of little animals". "Zōidion" () is the diminutive of "zōion" (, "animal"). The name reflects the prominence of animals (and mythological hybrids) among the twelve signs. The zodiac was in use by the Roman era, based on concepts inherited by Hellenistic astronomy from Babylonian astronomy of the Chaldean
Common ringed plover Common ringed plover The common ringed plover or ringed plover ("Charadrius hiaticula") is a small plover that breeds in Arctic Eurasia. The genus name "Charadrius" is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek "kharadrios" a bird found in ravines and river valleys ("kharadra", "ravine"). The specific "hiaticula" is Latin and has a similar meaning to the Greek term, coming from "hiatus", "cleft" and "-cola", "dweller" ("colere", "to dwell"). Adults are in length with a wingspan. They have a grey-brown back and wings, a white belly, and a white breast