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nemertean definition

ne·mer·tean (nē mʉr′tē ən, nə-)

noun

any of a phylum (Nemertea) of usually very elongate, unsegmented marine worms with no body cavity and with a protrusile proboscis, living mostly in coastal mud or sand; ribbon worm

Etymology: < ModL Nemertea < Gr Nēmertēs, name of a sea nymph < nēmertēs, unerring

adjective

of or belonging to these worms
also nemertine nem′·er·tine (nem′ər tin, -tīn′) or nemertinean nem′·er·tin′·ean (-tin′ē ən)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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