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NEMERTEAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nemertean mean? 

NEMERTEAN (noun)
  The noun NEMERTEAN has 1 sense:

1. soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractplay

  Familiarity information: NEMERTEAN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEMERTEAN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm

Hypernyms ("nemertean" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("nemertean" is a member of...):

Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina (proboscis worms)


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