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 Meaning of CHAETOGNATHA
| Pronunciation: |  | kee'tâgnuthu 
 
 |  |  WordNet Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | [n]  arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms |  |  |  |  | Websites: |  |  |  |  |  |  | Synonyms: |  | phylum Chaetognatha |  |  |  |  | See Also: |  | animal kingdom, Animalia, arrowworm, chaetognath, genus Sagitta, genus Spadella, kingdom Animalia, phylum |  |     |  |  Webster's 1913 Dictionary |  |  |  |  | Definition: |  | \Ch[ae]*tog"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair +
? jaw.] (Zo["o]l)
An order of free-swimming marine worms, of which the genus
{Sagitta} is the type. They have groups of curved spines on
each side of the head.
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