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[syn: Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Chaetognatha \Chae*tog"na*tha\, Chaetognatha
\Ch[ae]*tog"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair + ? jaw.]
(Zool)
a phylum consisting of the arrowworms, a group of small
active transparent free-swimming marine worms, of which the
genus Sagitta is the type. They have groups of curved
spines on each side of the head.
Syn: phylum Chaetognatha.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Chaetognatha
n 1: arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine
worms [syn: Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha]