arrowworm, chaetognath
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
arrowworm (plural arrowworms)
(zoology) A transparent marine worm of the phylum Chaetognatha, found in plankton.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar"row*worm`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A peculiar transparent worm of the genus Sagitta, living at the surface of the sea. See Sagitta.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 April 2025
(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
