Useful english dictionary. 2012.
Nemertean — Ne*mer te*an, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Nemertina}. n. One of the {Nemertina}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nemertean — [nem′ər tin, nem′ərtīn΄nē mʉr′tē ən, nəmʉr′tē ən] n. [< ModL Nemertea < Gr Nēmertēs, name of a sea nymph < nēmertēs, unerring] any of a phylum (Nemertea) of usually very elongate, unsegmented marine worms with no body cavity and with a… … English World dictionary
nemertean — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek Nēmertēs Nemertes, one of the Nereids Date: 1861 any of a phylum (Nemertea syn. Rhynchocoela) of often vividly colored usually long dorsoventrally flattened marine worms that typically burrow in the mud or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
nemertean — nemertine /ni merr teen/, adj. /ni merr tee euhn/, n. any member of the invertebrate phylum Nemertea, comprising the ribbon worms. Also called ribbon worm. [1860 65; < NL Nemerte(a), deriv. of Nemertes a genus ( < Gk Nemertés name of a Nereid;… … Universalium
nemertean — noun Any of several unsegmented, brightly coloured worms, of the phylum Nemertea; the ribbon worms … Wiktionary
nemertean — [nɛmə ti:ən, nɪ mə:tɪən] (also nemertine) Zoology noun a member of the small phylum Nemertea, which comprises the ribbon worms. adjective relating to nemerteans. Origin from mod. L. Nemertea, from Gk Nēmertēs, the name of a sea nymph … English new terms dictionary
nemertean — ne·mer·te·an … English syllables
nemertean — ne•mer•te•an [[t]nɪˈmɜr ti ən[/t]] also ne•mer•tine [[t] tin[/t]] n. ivt any elongated, unsegmented, burrowing marine worm of the phylum Nemertinea (Nemertea) Also called ribbon worm Etymology: 1860–65; « Gk Nēmertḗs name of a Nereid … From formal English to slang
nemertean — /nəˈmɜtiən/ (say nuh merteeuhn) adjective 1. of or relating to the Nemertinea, a group of unsegmented, chiefly marine worms, considered either a class of Platyhelminthes or an independent phylum, having soft, flattened, often brightly coloured… …
Nemertea — For the Romanian village that bears this name, see Gura Teghii. Nemertea … Wikipedia
