Chaetognatha \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.
Chaetognatha n : arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms [syn: {phylum Chaetognatha}]