(n.) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [/] in almanacs; the Archer.
(n.) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.
Example Sentences:
(1) Chromosome studies of 1 species of Cariamidae and Sagittarius show great karyological differences and tend to dispel the suggestion of a possible relationship between the families.
(2) Burrows’ colleague Cecil Lewis, a former fighter pilot and author of Sagittarius Rising , gave a vivid account of its impact.
(3) Cecil Lewis, the first world war fighter pilot who wrote Sagittarius Rising, was its first organiser of programmes.
(4) It's a very specific late 60s that he evokes on his debut album, Cabinet of Curiosities: the ornate, lushly orchestrated, psych-inflected "soft rock" or "baroque pop" of British groups such as Nirvana and the Zombies, and American bands such as the Millennium and Sagittarius.
Sagittary
Definition:
(n.) A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse, armed with a bow and quiver.
(n.) The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure of an archer over the door.