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SAGITTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Sagitta mean? 

SAGITTA (noun)
  The noun SAGITTA has 2 senses:

1. a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Wayplay

2. any arrowworm of the genus Sagittaplay

  Familiarity information: SAGITTA used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SAGITTA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)


Sense 2

Meaning:

Any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sagitta" is a kind of...):

arrowworm; chaetognath (any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth)

Holonyms ("sagitta" is a member of...):

genus Sagitta (chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms)


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