Category:Sagittarius

Sag`it*ta"ri*us, n. Etym: [l., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius Belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.] (astron.) (a) the ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters About november 22, marked thus [&sagittarius;] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) a zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a Centaur shooting an arrow.