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CHAETOGNATHA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms
Synonyms:
Chaetognatha; phylum Chaetognatha
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Chaetognatha" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Meronyms (members of "Chaetognatha"):
arrowworm; chaetognath (any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable curved spines at each side of the mouth)
genus Sagitta (chief genus of Chaetognatha including the largest arrowworms)
genus Spadella (marine worms resembling the sagittas but with a broader body and only one pair of lateral fins)
Holonyms ("Chaetognatha" is a member of...):
animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
Derivation:
chaetognathan; chaetognathous (of or relating to arrowworms)
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