'Sagitta' definitions:
Definition of 'Sagitta'
(from WordNet)
noun
A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
noun
Any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
Definition of 'Sagitta'
From: GCIDE
- Sagitta \Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.]
- 1. (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt. [1913 Webster]
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Anat.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Zool.) 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 Chaetognatha. [1913 Webster]