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PHYLUM NEMERTINA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Proboscis worms

Synonyms:

Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("phylum Nemertina" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "phylum Nemertina"):

nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm (soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract)

Holonyms ("phylum Nemertina" is a member of...):

animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)

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