chaetognath

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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noun
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
• Syn: ↑arrowworm
• Hypernyms: ↑worm
• Hyponyms: ↑sagitta
• Member Holonyms: ↑Chaetognatha, ↑phylum Chaetognatha

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I. \\ˈkēd.ˌägˌnath, -d.əg-\ noun (-s)
: one of the Chaetognatha : arrowworm
II. adjective
: of or relating to the Chaetognatha

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/kee"tog nath', -teuhg-/, n.
1. any animal of the phylum Chaetognatha, comprising the arrowworms.
adj.
2. Also, chaetognathan /kee tog"neuh theuhn/, chaetognathous. belonging or pertaining to the Chaetognatha.
[1885-90; NL Chaetognatha, neut. pl. of CHAETOGNATHUS; see CHAETO-, -GNATHOUS]

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chaetognath /kēˈtəg-nath/ noun
(Gr gnathos jaw) a coelomate, wormlike marine invertebrate, including the arrowworm, having bristles round the mouth
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Main Entry: ↑chaeta

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