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nemertean

(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

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

adjective

of or belonging to these worms

also nemertine or nemertinean

See nemertean in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Any of several velvety, usually brightly colored worms of the phylum Nemertina (or Nemertea) that have a flat, unsegmented body with an extensible proboscis and live in the sea or in the mud of the intertidal zone. Also called ribbon worm.

adjective

Of or belonging to the phylum Nemertina (or Nemertea).

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Nēmertēs, type genus

Origin: , from Greek, name of a Nereid

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