nemertinean
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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… …
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
