Sagitta /(?)/
Sa·git·ta
Sagitta
n.
- A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. (Astron.)
- The keystone of an arch. (Arch.) [R.]
- 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. (Geom.) [Obs.]
- The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes. (Anat.)
- 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. (Zool.)