sagittary
sagittary · sagittaries
A mythical compound creature, resembling a centaur or a half-human, half-lion, often…A mythical compound creature, resembling a centaur (half-human, half-horse) or a half-human, half-lion, often armed with a bow and arrows.
/ˈsæd͡ʒɪtəɹi/
Meaning
3 senses(capitalized, often)A mythical compound creature, resembling a centaur (half-human, half-horse) or a half-human, half-lion, often armed with a bow and arrows.
(archaic)A centaur, half-human and half-horse.
(archaic)An archer; by extension, a coin used in ancient Persia and Greece featuring an archer.
Origin
From Latin sagittarius, from sagitta (“arrow”). Doublet of Sagittarius.From Latin sagittarius, from sagitta (“arrow”). Doublet of Sagittarius.
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