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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.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  nemertine - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractnemertean, 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 |
EncyclopediaSeeNemerteanemertineenUK
nemertine or nemertean any member of the phylum Nemertea, containing the ribbon worms, for example Lineus, the bootlace worm of rocky shores.nemertineenUK
Related to nemertine: Nemertean wormSynonyms for nemertinenoun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractSynonyms- nemertean
- proboscis worm
- ribbon worm
Related Words- worm
- Nemertea
- Nemertina
- phylum Nemertea
- phylum Nemertina
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