mesonemertinen.
/ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈnɛmətiːn/, /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)ˈnɛmətʌɪn/, /ˌmɛsə(ʊ)nᵻˈməːtʌɪn/, U.S. /ˌmɛzoʊˈnɛmərˌtin/; see also meso- comb. form. Zoology. rare.
In O. Bürger's classification: a nemertean worm of the order Mesonemertini (now included among the palaeonemerteans).
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1902 Encycl. Brit. XXXI. 120/2 The curious neuro-glandular pits.., absent in the Mesonemertine and one or two aberrant species, have been shown to possess large glandular cells.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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n.1902- to play third fiddle
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- to play with a person's nose
- to play with both hands
- to play with fire