Meanings
sagitta1
nounsagitta (plural sagittas or (arrowworm) sagittae)
plural sagittas · error unknown tag plural sagittae
- biologyThe larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
Sagitta2
Origin
sagitta · noun
- Latinsagitta“an arrow, shaft, bolt”
- Englishsagitta
Borrowing from Latin sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
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Full word history & related roots →Sagitta · proper noun
- LatinSagitta“the Arrow”
- EnglishSagitta
Borrowing from Latin Sagitta (“the Arrow”), from sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan sagita
- sagitadistance from a point in a curve to the chord
Chinese Mandarin 矢, 矢蟲 /矢虫
- 矢 (shǐ)distance from a point in a curve to the chord
- 矢蟲 /矢虫 (shǐchóng)arrowworm
- 天箭座 (Tiānjiànzuò)constellation
Esperanto Sago
- Sagoconstellation
Finnish Nuoli
- Nuoliconstellation
French Flèche
- Flècheconstellation
German Pfeil
- Pfeilconstellation
Greek Βέλος
- Βέλος (Vélos)constellation
Hungarian szagitta
- szagittadistance from a point in a curve to the chord
Irish an tSaighead
- an tSaigheadconstellation
Malay Anak Panah
- Anak Panahconstellation
Polish strzałka, Strzała
- strzałkadistance from a point in a curve to the chord
- Strzałaconstellation
Russian Стрела
- Стрела (Strela)constellation
Spanish Sagita
- Sagitaconstellation
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sagitta
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APA
sagitta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagitta
MLA
“sagitta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagitta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sagitta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sagitta.
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