arrow worm

See also: arrowworm

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Chaetognatha

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Etymology

From arrow +‎ worm.

Noun

arrow worm (plural arrow worms)

1. A predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha. [from 19th c.]
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 32:

     Arrow worms and their ilk may even have driven much of the early Cambrian diversification, as animals tried every trick to avoid getting eaten.

Synonyms

• chaetognath

Translations

member of Chaetognatha

Esperanto: ĥetognato, ketognato Finnish: nuolimato Navajo: chʼoshkʼaaʼ Polish: szczecioszczęk m, strzałka morska f Portuguese: quetognata m Spanish: quetognato m