nemertean

[ ni-mur-tee-uh n ]
/ nɪˈmɜr ti ən /

noun

any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms.
Also called ribbon worm.

Origin of nemertean

1860–65; < New Latin Nemerte(a), derivative of Nemertes a genus (< Greek Nēmertḗs name of a Nereid; see -a2) + -an

OTHER WORDS FROM nemertean

ne·mer·tine [ni-mur-teen] /nɪˈmɜr tin/, adjective

Words nearby nemertean

nemea, nemean, nemean games, nemean lion, nemerov, nemertean, nemesia, nemesis, nemine contradicente, nemine dissentiente, nemo

Example sentences from the Web for nemertean

  • The principal characteristic of the nemertean worms is a long thread-like organ, known as the proboscis.

    The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for nemertean

nemertean

nemertine (ˈnɛməˌtaɪn)

/ (nɪˈmɜːtɪən) /

noun

Also called: ribbon worm any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum (or class) Nemertea (or Nemertina), having an eversible threadlike proboscis

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea

Word Origin for nemertean

C19: via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid 1