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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of several unsegmented, brightly-coloured worms, of the phylum Nemertea; the ribbon worms
2. 2
   soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nemertineproboscis wormribbon worm

Etymology

From Nemertea + -an.