Meaning Of The Word Nemertean

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Nemertean Meaning

Nemertean Definition
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What's The Definition Of Nemertean?

nemertean in American English
any of a phylum (Nemertea) of usually very elongate, unsegmented marine worms with no body cavity and with a protrusile proboscis, living mostly in coastal mud or sand; ribbon worm
of or belonging to these worms
noun: any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms

nemertean in British English
adjective: of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea
noun: any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscis

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