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Proboscis worms
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nemertea
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Word definitions in Wikipedia
Nemertea is a phylum of invertebrate animals also known as "ribbon worms" or "proboscis worms". Alternative names for the phylum have included Nemertini , Nemertinea and Rhynchocoela . Although most are less than long, one specimen has been estimated at ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nemertina \Nem`er*ti"na\ (n[e^]m`[~e]r*t[imac]"n[.a]), prop. 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 ...