Chaetognatha
plural noun
Chae·tog·na·tha
kēˈtägnəthə
: a phylum of small, slender marine animals comprising the arrow worms
But the absence of a definite synapomorphy between Chaetognatha and any other metazoan taxon except Bilateria itself has cast the arrowworms into an enduring isolation.—
Edward E. Ruppert et al., Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach, 2004
see also sagitta, spadella
Edward E. Ruppert et al., Invertebrate Zoology: A Functional Evolutionary Approach, 2004
chaetognathan
adjective
-thən
chaetognathous
adjective
-thəs
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“Chaetognatha.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chaetognatha. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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