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Sa·git·ta

[suh-jit-uh] Pronunciation Key

–noun, genitive -git·tae

[-jit-ee] Pronunciation Key. Astronomy.

the Arrow, a northern constellation between Aquila and Cygnus.

[Origin: 1695–1705; < L: arrow

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Sa·git·ta (sə-jĭt'ə) Pronunciation Key
n. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Aquila and Vulpecula.

[Latin, sagitta, arrow.]

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sagitta
noun
1.	a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
2.	any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

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Sagitta

Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.]

1. (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.

2. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt.

3. (Geom.) 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. [Obs.]

4. (Anat.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.

5. (Zo["o]l.) 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 Ch[ae]tognatha.

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