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单词 nemertean
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nemertean

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ne·mer·te·an

N0055700 (nĭ-mûr′tē-ən) also nem·er·tine (nĕm′ər-tīn′)n. Any of various unsegmented chiefly carnivorous worms of the phylum Nemertea (or Nemertini) that have a long, often brightly colored body with an extensible proboscis and typically live in the sea or in the mud of the intertidal zone. Also called ribbon worm.
[From New Latin Nēmertēs, type genus, from Greek, name of a Nereid.]
ne·mer′te·an adj.

nemertean

(nɪˈmɜːtɪən) or

nemertine

n (Animals) Also called: ribbon worm any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscisadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea[C19: via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid1]

ne•mer•te•an

(nɪˈmɜr ti ən)

also ne•mer•tine

(-tin)

n. any elongated, unsegmented, burrowing marine worm of the phylum Nemertinea (Nemertea). Also called ribbon worm. [1860–65; « Greek Nēmertḗs name of a Nereid]
Thesaurus
Noun1.nemertean - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractnemertean - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractnemertine, proboscis worm, ribbon wormworm - 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 larvaeNemertea, Nemertina, phylum Nemertea, phylum Nemertina - proboscis worms
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nemertean

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Related to nemertean: polychaete
  • noun

Synonyms for nemertean

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

Synonyms

  • nemertine
  • proboscis worm
  • ribbon worm

Related Words

  • worm
  • Nemertea
  • Nemertina
  • phylum Nemertea
  • phylum Nemertina
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