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PHYLUM NEMERTEA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does phylum Nemertea mean?
• PHYLUM NEMERTEA (noun)
The noun PHYLUM NEMERTEA has 1 sense:
1. proboscis worms
Familiarity information: PHYLUM NEMERTEA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Proboscis worms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina
Hypernyms ("phylum Nemertea" is a kind of...):
phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)
Meronyms (members of "phylum Nemertea"):
nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm (soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract)
Holonyms ("phylum Nemertea" is a member of...):
animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)
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