SAGITTA
\sˈad͡ʒɪtə], \sˈadʒɪtə], \s_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of SAGITTA
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A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
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The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.
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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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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.
By Oddity Software
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A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.
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The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.
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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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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.
By Noah Webster.
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