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Meaning of CHAETOGNATHA

Pronunciation:  kee'tâgnuthu

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
 
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 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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