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Nemertina

Nemertina Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Nemertina? [n] proboscis worms Synonyms \| Synonyms for Nemertina: Nemertea \| phylum Nemertea \| phylum Nemertina Related Terms \| Find terms related to Nemertina: See Also \| animal kingdom \| Animalia \| kingdom Animalia \| nemertean \| nemertine \| phylum \| proboscis worm \| ribbon worm Nemertina In Webster's Dictionary \Nem`er*ti"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Nemrtes}.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating cilia; -- called also {Nemertea}, {Nemertida}, and {Rhynchoc[oe]la}. Note: The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight intestine at the posterior and. They have a very singular long tubular proboscis, which can be everted from a pore in the front of the head. Their nervous system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of the species become over one hundred feet long. They are mostly marine and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh water. the two principal divisions are Anopla and Enopla.

Nemertina Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nemertina?

[n] proboscis worms

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nemertina: Nemertea | phylum Nemertea | phylum Nemertina

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Nemertina In Webster's Dictionary

\Nem`er*ti"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Nemrtes}.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth,
often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating
cilia; -- called also {Nemertea}, {Nemertida}, and
{Rhynchoc[oe]la}.

Note: The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight
      intestine at the posterior and. They have a very
      singular long tubular proboscis, which can be everted
      from a pore in the front of the head. Their nervous
      system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of
      the species become over one hundred feet long. They are
      mostly marine and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh
      water. the two principal divisions are Anopla and
      Enopla.

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