Found 2 items, similar to sagitta.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Sagitta Sagitta n 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Sagitta 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. (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. [1913 Webster]