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单词 nemertean
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nemertean

[ ni-mur-tee-uhn ]
/ nɪˈmɜr ti ən /

noun

any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
Also called ribbon worm.

Origin of nemertean

1860–65; <New Latin Nemerte(a), derivative of Nemertes a genus (<Greek Nēmertḗs name of a Nereid; see -a2) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM nemertean

ne·mer·tine [ni-mur-teen], /nɪˈmɜr tin/, adjective

Words nearby nemertean

Nemea, Nemean, Nemean Games, Nemean lion, Nemerov, nemertean, nemesia, nemesis, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, nemo
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Example sentences from the Web for nemertean

  • The principal characteristic of the nemertean worms is a long thread-like organ, known as the proboscis.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for nemertean

nemertean

nemertine (ˈnɛməˌtaɪn)

/ (nɪˈmɜːtɪən) /

noun

Also called: ribbon worm any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscis

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea

Word Origin for nemertean

C19: via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid 1
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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