arrowworm n 1: 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 [syn: {arrowworm}, {chaetognath}]
Arrowworm \Ar"row*worm`\, n. (Zool.) A peculiar transparent worm of the genus {Sagitta}, living at the surface of the sea. See {Sagitta}. [1913 Webster]