SAGITTARIUS

Sagittarius, genus Sagittarius

(noun) type genus of the Sagittariidae

Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer

(noun) the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21

Sagittarius

(noun) a large zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Scorpius and Capricornus

Sagittarius, Archer

(noun) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Sag`it*ta"ri*us, n. Etym: [L., literally, an archer, fr. sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.] (Astron.) (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the sun enters about November 22, marked thus [&sagittarius;] in almanacs; the Archer. (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition