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(ˈærəʊˌwɜːm) n (Animals) any small marine invertebrate of the genus Sagitta, having an elongated transparent body with fins and prehensile oral bristles: phylum Chaetognatha (chaetognaths)

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n. any small, translucent marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, having lateral and caudal fins. [1885–90]

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arrowworm - 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 mouthchaetognathworm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeChaetognatha, phylum Chaetognatha - arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine wormssagitta - any arrowworm of the genus Sagitta

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see ChaetognathaChaetognatha
, phylum of predominantly pelagic marine animals commonly known as arrowworms. Arrowworms have slender, transparent bodies, usually under 1 in. (2.5 cm) long. Lateral and caudal fins propel the animal in sudden darting movements.
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[′ar·ō‚wərm] (invertebrate zoology) Any member of the phylum Chaetognatha; useful indicator organism for identifying displaced masses of water.

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noun any worm of the Chaetognatha

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