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chaetognath

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Noun

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chae=tog=nath

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun chaetognath has 1 sense

chaetognath(n = noun.animal) arrowworm - 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; Array

is a kind of worm

is a member of chaetognatha, phylum chaetognatha

has particulars: sagitta

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CIDE DICTIONARY

chaetognath, n.

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. [WordNet 1.5]

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OXFORD DICTIONARY

chaetognath, n. any dart-shaped worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, usu. living among marine plankton, and having a head with external thorny teeth.

Etymology

mod.L Chaetognatha f. Gk khaite long hair + gnathos jaw

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