Sagitta

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1. Noun

A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow.

2. Noun

The keystone of an arch.

3. Noun

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.

4. Noun

The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones, found in most fishes.

5. Noun

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.

6. Noun

any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta
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