sagittary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A centaur, half-human and half-horse.
  2. A mythical compound creature, resembling a centaur (half-human, half-horse) or a half-human, half-lion, often armed with a bow and arrows.
  3. An archer; by extension, a coin used in ancient Persia and Greece featuring an archer.
name
  1. Obsolete form of Sagittarius.

Pronunciation

/ˈsæd͡ʒɪtəɹi/

Word forms

sagittary sagittaries

Etymology

From Latin sagittarius, from sagitta (“arrow”). Doublet of Sagittarius.

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