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sagittas

sagittas is the plural of sagitta.

Meaning of sagitta

Noun

sagitta (plural sagittas or (arrowworm) sagittae)

  1. The keystone of an arch.
  2. 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. The larger of the two otoliths, or earbones, found in most fishes.
  4. Any arrowworm, of the genus Sagitta.

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Questions about sagittas

What is sagittas the plural of?
Sagittas is the plural of sagitta.

Words near sagittas in the dictionary

  1. Sagittario
  2. Sagittarius
  3. Sagittarius A*
  4. Sagittariuses
  5. sagittary
  6. sagittas
  7. sagittate
  8. sagittated
  9. sagittately
  10. sagittiform
  11. sagittocyst

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