nemertine

HYPHEN

nem=er=tine

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun nemertine has 1 sense

nemertine(n = noun.animal) nemertean, proboscis worm, ribbon worm - soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract;

is a kind of worm

is a member of nemertea, nemertina, phylum nemertea, phylum nemertina

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CIDE DICTIONARY

nemertine, n.

Any of an order (Nemertina) of soft unsegmented marine worms having an eversible threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract. [WordNet 1.5]