'Chaetognatha' definitions:
Definition of 'Chaetognatha'
(from WordNet)
noun
Arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms [syn: Chaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha]
Definition of 'Chaetognatha'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Definition of 'Chaetognatha'
From: GCIDE
- 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]