"arrow worm" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arrow worms [plural]
Etymology: arrow + worm Etymology templates: {{compound|en|arrow|worm}} arrow + worm Head templates: {{en-noun}} arrow worm (plural arrow worms)
  1. A predatory marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha. Wikipedia link: Chaetognatha Categories (lifeform): Worms Synonyms: chaetognath Translations (member of Chaetognatha): ĥetognato (Esperanto), ketognato (Esperanto), nuolimato (Finnish), chʼoshkʼaaʼ (Navajo), quetognata [masculine] (Portuguese), quetognato [masculine] (Spanish)

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