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}]