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chaetognath

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Noun
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chae=tog=nath

CIDE DICTIONARY

chaetognathn. 
     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.  [WordNet 1.5]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

chaetognath, n. any dart-shaped worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, usu. living among marine plankton, and having a head with external thorny teeth.

Etymology
mod.L Chaetognatha f. Gk khaite long hair + gnathos jaw

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