zodiac

eläinrata puhekieltä The belt-like region of the celestial sphere approximately eight degrees north and south of the ecliptic which include the apparent path of the sun, moon, and visible planets.
puhekieltä The twelve equal divisions of the zodiacal region into signs or houses, each named for a prominent constellation in the region.
puhekieltä The ecliptic: the belt-like region of the celestial sphere corresponding to the apparent path of the sun over the course of a year.
Any of various astrological systems considered similar to the above.
1998, Sylvia Sikundar and Barbara DuMoulin, Celebrating Our Cultures, Pembroke Publishers Limited, ISBN 978-1-55138-102-2, http://books.google.com/books?id=QysY7lNWnPkC&pg=PA58&dq=zodiacs page 58:

Discussing both Chinese and Western zodiacs might be a prewriting activity.