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NEMERTINA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Nemertina mean? 

NEMERTINA (noun)
  The noun NEMERTINA has 1 sense:

1. proboscis wormsplay

  Familiarity information: NEMERTINA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEMERTINA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Proboscis worms

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina

Hypernyms ("Nemertina" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Nemertina"):

nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm (soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract)

Holonyms ("Nemertina" is a member of...):

animal kingdom; Animalia; kingdom Animalia (taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals)


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