SAGITTARIUS

‖Sag′it‐ta″ri‐us (?), n. [[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 in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.