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ne·mer·te·an N0055700 (nĭ-mûr′tē-ən) also nem·er·tine (nĕm′ər-tīn′)n. Any of various unsegmented chiefly carnivorous worms of the phylum Nemertea (or Nemertini) that have a long, often brightly colored body with an extensible proboscis and typically live in the sea or in the mud of the intertidal zone. Also called ribbon worm. [From New Latin Nēmertēs, type genus, from Greek, name of a Nereid.] ne·mer′te·an adj.nemertean (nɪˈmɜːtɪən) or nemertinen (Animals) Also called: ribbon worm any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscisadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea[C19: via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid1]ne•mer•te•an (nɪˈmɜr ti ən) also ne•mer•tine (-tin) n. any elongated, unsegmented, burrowing marine worm of the phylum Nemertinea (Nemertea). Also called ribbon worm. [1860–65; « Greek Nēmertḗs name of a Nereid] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | nemertean - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractnemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon wormworm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvaeNemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina - proboscis worms | EncyclopediaSeeNemerteaMedicalSeenemertinenemerteanenUK Related to nemertean: polychaeteSynonyms for nemerteannoun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractSynonyms- nemertine
- proboscis worm
- ribbon worm
Related Words- worm
- Nemertea
- Nemertina
- phylum Nemertea
- phylum Nemertina
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