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Nemertina

Nemertina Meaning & Definition
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.

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