Sagittarius

n 1: a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere;

between Scorpius and Capricornus [syn: {Sagittarius}]

2: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from

November 22 to December 21 [syn: {Sagittarius}, {Sagittarius

the Archer}]

3: type family of the Sagittariidae [syn: {Sagittarius}, {genus

Sagittarius}]