|
|
Definition of Chaetognath
1. Noun. 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.
Generic synonyms: Worm
Group relationships: Chaetognatha, Phylum Chaetognatha
Specialized synonyms: Sagitta
Definition of Chaetognath
1. Noun. Any of several marine worms of the phylum Chaetognatha. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaetognath
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaetognath
Literary usage of Chaetognath
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Monthly by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1916)
"As in the recent Sagitta the body is divided into head, trunk, and a somewhat
fish-like tail. Its single pair of fins of chaetognath type would perhaps give ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1901)
"... it shows a very important difference between the embryo of the brachiopod and
of the chaetognath. V. DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF THE LARVA. ..."
3. The Origin and Evolution of Life: On the Theory of Action, Reaction and by Henry Fairfield Osborn (1918)
"As in the recent Sagitta the body is divided into head, trunk, and a somewhat
fish-like tail. Its single pair of fins of chaetognath type would perhaps give ..."
4. The Copepodologist's Cabinet: A Biographical and Bibliographical History by David M. Damkaer (2002)
"He also indicated metamorphosis in decapods and gave the first sketches of a
mysid and a chaetognath (Miall 1912). Another first was the illustration of the ..."
5. Comparative Anatomy and Physiology by Francis Jeffrey Bell (1885)
"... that seem to be present in a com- pound eye physiologically, this arrangement
is preceded by what obtains in the chaetognath Sagitta. ..."
Other Resources:
