sagittarius

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the Sagittariidae (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird genus,
definition	:	a genus of birds (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	sagittarius serpentarius, secretary bird,
definition	:	large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family sagittariidae, sagittariidae,
definition	:	secretary birds (noun.animal)

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

instance hypernym	:	house, mansion, planetary house, sign, sign of the zodiac, star sign,
definition	:	(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided (noun.location)

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

instance hypernym	:	constellation,
definition	:	a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object)

part meronym	:	zodiac,
definition	:	a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes (noun.location)

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

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

domain category	:	astrology, star divination,
definition	:	a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon (noun.cognition)