Definition of sagitta

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Sagitta (n.) 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..

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Arrowhead :: Arrowhead (n.) An aquatic plant of the genus Sagittaria, esp. S. sagittifolia, -- named from the shape of the leaves..
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow..
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
Rattlebox :: Rattlebox (n.) An American herb (Crotalaria sagittalis), the seeds of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod..
Arrowworm :: Arrowworm (n.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta..
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) 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..
Sagittary :: Sagittary (n.) The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.
Sagittarius :: Sagittarius (n.) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer..
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes..
Wapatoo :: Wapatoo (n.) The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead (Sagittaria variabilis); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon.
Tanier :: Tanier (n.) An aroid plant (Caladium sagittaefolium), the leaves of which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies..
Sagitta :: Sagitta (n.) The keystone of an arch.
Lambda :: Lambda (n.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid sutures of the skull.
Sagittal :: Sagittal (a.) In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of an animal..
Sagittary :: Sagittary (n.) A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver..
Bregma :: Bregma (n.) The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of the skull.
Rhabdoidal :: Rhabdoidal (a.) See Sagittal.
Taro :: Taro (n.) A name for several aroid plants (Colocasia antiquorum, var. esculenta, Colocasia macrorhiza, etc.), and their rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large fleshy rootstocks, which are cooked and used for food in tropical countries..
Sagittal :: Sagittal (a.) Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow; furnished with an arrowlike appendage.
Sagittated :: Sagittated (a.) Sagittal; sagittate.
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