sagitta

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a small constellation in the northern hemisphere between Cygnus and Aquila and crossed by the Milky Way
  2. noun any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin sagitta (“an arrow, shaft, bolt”).

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