ribbon worm

n. 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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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).
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ribbon worm

Related to ribbon worm: proboscis worm

noun

Synonyms for ribbon worm

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

Synonyms

nemertean
nemertine
proboscis worm

Related Words

worm
Nemertea
Nemertina
phylum Nemertea
phylum Nemertina

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