Main Entry: Sag·it·tar·i·us

Pronunciation: \-ē-əs\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin (genitive Sagittarii), literally, archer, from sagitta

Date: 14th century

1 : a southern zodiacal constellation pictured as a centaur shooting an arrow and containing the point in the sky where the center of the Milky Way galaxy is located
2 a : the ninth sign of the zodiac in astrology — see zodiac table b : one born under the sign of Sagittarius