
Meaning of CHAETOGNATHA
| Pronunciation: | | kee'tâgnuthu
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms |
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CHAETOGNATHA is a 12 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | phylum Chaetognatha |
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| | See Also: | | animal kingdom, Animalia, arrowworm, chaetognath, genus Sagitta, genus Spadella, kingdom Animalia, phylum | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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