Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
nemertean .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Any of an order (Nemertina) of soft unsegmented marine worms having an eversible threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
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Examples
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As examples, there is an endemic nemertine worm (Geonenertes rodericana) in the damp woods of Rodrigues, and a swallowtail butterfly (Pailio manlius) is endemic to the Black River Gorge on Mauritius.
Mascarene forests 2008
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Presence of spine-like protective structures and stalked eyes and absence of a proboscis do not support a nemertine affinity for this animal.
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