arrow worm

See also: arrowworm

English

Etymology

From arrow +‎ worm.

Noun

arrow worm (plural arrow worms)

1. A predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha. [from 19th c.]
   • 2017, Danna Staaf, Squid Empire, ForeEdge, →ISBN, page 32:

     Arrow worms and their ilk may even have driven much of the early Cambrian diversification, as animals tried every trick to avoid getting eaten.

Synonyms

• chaetognath

Translations

member of Chaetognatha

• Esperanto: ĥetognato, ketognato
• Finnish: nuolimato
• Navajo: chʼoshkʼaaʼ
• Portuguese: quetognata m
• Spanish: quetognato m