NEMERTEAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("nemertean" is a kind of...):

worm (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 larvae)

Holonyms ("nemertean" is a member of...):

Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina (proboscis worms)

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