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A small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
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sagitta
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Sagitta is a genus of arrowworms , small marine worms. This genus is characterized in part by the distribution of the cilia on the body, the thick rays in the fins, and hooks which are not serrated. As of 2007 there are 15 species. More have since been ...
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n. 1 The keystone of an arch. 2 (context geometry English) 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. 3 (context anatomy English) The larger ...
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Sagitta \Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.] (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the Arrow. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt. (Geom.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord; also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from ...