sagitta

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Sa=git=ta

CIDE DICTIONARY

sagitta, n. [L., an arrow.].

•  A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.  [1913 Webster]
•  The keystone of an arch.  Gwilt.  [1913 Webster]
•  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.  [1913 Webster]
•  The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.  [1913 Webster]
•  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 Chætognatha.  [1913 Webster]