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chaetognath

  ('tŏg-năth') pronunciation
n.

Any of various marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha, which includes the arrow worms.

adj.

Of, relating to, or belonging to the phylum Chaetognatha.

[From New Latin Chaetognatha, phylum name : chaeta, chaeta; see chaeta + Greek gnathos, jaw.]

chaetognathous chae·tog'na·thous (-nə-thəs) adj.
 
 
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Meaning #1: any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth
  Synonym: arrowworm


 
 

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