nemertean

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: ne=mer=te=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

nemertean, a. 

 Of or pertaining to the Nemertina.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nemertean, n. & adj. (also nemertine)
--n. any marine ribbon worm of the phylum Nemertea, often very long and brightly coloured, found in tangled knots in coastal waters of Europe and the Mediterranean.
--adj. of or relating to this class.

Etymology

mod.L Nemertes f. Gk Nemertes name of a sea nymph