See Also: nemertean(dictionary)

nemertean (iou)



nemertean noun & adjective. . M19.
[from mod. Latin Nemertes genus name from Greek Nemertes a sea-nymph: see -AN.]
A. noun. A worm of the chiefly marine phylum Nemertea (or Rhynchocoela), comprising unsegmented worms which typically have an extremely elongated contractile body with an eversible proboscis, and are often brilliantly coloured. M19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this phylum. L19.