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sagitta |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: sagitta n : any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
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