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sagina |
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Sagitta
| sagittal
| sagittal suture
| sagittaria
| sagittariidae
| sagittarius
Sagitta
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Sagitta has 2 senses
- sagitta(n = noun.object) Array - a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way; Array is a kind of constellation
- sagitta(n = noun.animal) Array - any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta; Array is a kind of arrowworm, chaetognath
is a member of genus sagitta
CIDE DICTIONARY
Sagitta, n. [L., an arrow.].
- A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. [1913 Webster]
- The keystone of an arch. Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string. [1913 Webster]
- The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. [1913 Webster]
- A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming rapidly. It is the type of the class Chætognatha. [1913 Webster]
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