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ribbon worm
ribbon wormn. See nemertean.ribbon worm n (Animals) another name for nemertean1 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] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | ribbon worm - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractnemertean, nemertine, proboscis 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 |
ribbon worm
ribbon worm: see NemertineaNemertinea , phylum of elongated, often flattened, marine Worms, sometimes called ribbon worms. There are 900 known species, ranging in size from a fraction of an inch to 90 ft (27 m). ..... Click the link for more information. .ribbon worm Related to ribbon worm: proboscis wormSynonyms for ribbon wormnoun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contractSynonyms- nemertean
- nemertine
- proboscis worm
Related Words- worm
- Nemertea
- Nemertina
- phylum Nemertea
- phylum Nemertina
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