nemertean

ne·mer·te·an

 (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.

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[From New Latin Nēmertēs, type genus, from Greek, name of a Nereid.]

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ne·mer′te·an adj.

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nemertean

(nɪˈmɜːtɪən) or

nemertine

n

(Animals) Also called: ribbon worm any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscis

adj

(Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea

[C19: via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid¹]

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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]

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nemertean - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract nemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon worm worm - 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 larvae Nemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina - proboscis worms

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