Sagittarius

Latin sagittarius (“archer”)

Sagittarius m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Sagittariidae – secretary bird, native to sub-Saharan Africa.

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Accipitriformes – order; Sagittariidae – family

• (genus): Sagittarius serpentarius – sole extant species

• Sagittarius (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sagittarius on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sagittarius serpentarius on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

From Latin sagittārius (“archer”), calque of Ancient Greek τοξότης (toxótēs); possibly adapted from Akkadian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (pabilsaĝ, “the bow-armed god Pabilsaĝ”) (see Pabilsaĝ), from Sumerian 𒀯𒉺𒉋𒊕 (^MULPA.BIL₂.SAG).^[1]

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌsadʒɪˈtɛəɹɪəs/
• (US, without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌsædʒəˈtɛəɹiəs/
• (General American, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˌsædʒəˈtɛɹiəs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəs

Sagittarius (symbol ♐︎)

2. (astronomy) A constellation of the zodiac traditionally figured as a centaur drawing a bow. It contains the stars Kaus Australis, Kaus Borealis and Nunki.

   Synonyms: the Archer, the Centaur, (obsolete) the Sagittar, (obsolete) the Sagittary

4. (astrology) The zodiac sign for the archer, ruled by Jupiter and covering November 23 - December 21 (tropical astrology) or December 16 - January 14 (sidereal astrology).

• Toxotes

• Sagittarian

Sagittarius (plural Sagittariuses)

1. (astrology) Someone with a Sagittarius star sign.

   Synonyms: Sagittarian, (informal) Sag, (informal) Saggie

   Antonym: Gemini

From sagittārius (“archer”).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sa.ɡɪtˈtaː.ri.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [sa.d͡ʒitˈtaː.ri.us]
• Hyphenation: Sa‧git‧tā‧ri‧us

Sagittārius m sg (genitive Sagittāriī or Sagittārī); second declension

1. Sagittarius, one of the constellations of the Zodiac

Second-declension noun, singular only.

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).