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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEMERTEAN

Via New Latin from Greek Nēmertēs a Nereid1.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEMERTEAN

nemertean  [nɪˈmɜːtɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEMERTEAN

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Nemertean can act as a noun and an adjective.
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WHAT DOES NEMERTEAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

nemertean

Nemertea

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 20 centimetres long, one specimen has been estimated at 54 metres, which would make it the longest animal ever found. Most are very slim, usually only a few millimeters wide, although a few have relatively short but wide bodies. Many have patterns of yellow, orange, red and green coloration. The foregut, stomach and intestine run a little below the midline of the body, the anus is at the tip of the tail, and the mouth is under the front. A little above the gut is the rhynchocoel, a cavity which mostly runs above the midline and ends a little short of the rear of the body. All species have a proboscis which lies in the rhynchocoel when inactive but everts to emerge just above the mouth and capture the animal's prey with venom. A very stretchy muscle in the back of the rhynchocoel pulls the proboscis in when an attack ends. A few species with stubby bodies filter feed and have suckers at the front and back ends, with which they attach to a host.

Definition of nemertean in the English dictionary

The definition of nemertean in the dictionary is Also called: ribbon worm. any soft flattened ribbon-like marine worm of the phylum Nemertea, having an eversible threadlike proboscis. Other definition of nemertean is of, relating to, or belonging to the Nemertea.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEMERTEAN


anti-Christian
ˌæntɪˈkrɪstɪən
arbutean
ɑːˈbjuːtɪən
Barthian
ˈbɑːtɪən
bastion
ˈbæstɪən
Beefheartian
ˌbiːfˈhɑːtɪən
Brechtian
ˈbrɛxtɪən
countian
ˈkaʊntɪən
Faustian
ˈfaʊstɪən
fustian
ˈfʌstɪən
Gilbertian
ɡɪlˈbɜːtɪən
Judaeo-Christian
dʒuːˌdeɪəʊˈkrɪstɪən
Kantian
ˈkæntɪən
Lovecraftian
ˈlʌvˌkrɑːftɪən
Mozartean
məʊˈtsɑːtɪən
Mozartian
məʊˈtsɑːtɪən
Penutian
pɪˈnjuːtɪən
Procrustean
prəʊˈkrʌstɪən
Proustian
ˈpruːstɪən
strontian
ˈstrɒntɪən
Tahitian
təˈhiːtɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEMERTEAN

nematodiriasis
nematoid
nematological
nematologist
nematology
nematophore
Nembutal
Nemea
Nemean
Nemean Games
Nemean lion
nemertine
nemeses
nemesia
Nemesis
nemn
nemophila
nemoral
nemorous
nempt

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEMERTEAN

adamantean
Atlantean
costean
Dantean
gigantean
insectean
Nabatean
protean
stean
teleostean
Thyestean

Synonyms and antonyms of nemertean in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «nemertean» into 25 languages

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纽虫
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Translator English - Spanish

nemertean
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nemertean
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Translator English - Hindi

nemertean
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خيطومي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

немертины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nemertean
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Translator English - Bengali

Nemean সিংহ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

némertien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Singa Nemean
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Translator English - German

nemertean
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Translator English - Japanese

nemertean
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Translator English - Korean

nemertean
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Translator English - Javanese

Singa singa
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nemertean
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேமியன் சிங்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nemean सिंह
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nemean aslanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nemertean
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nemertean
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

немертини
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Translator English - Romanian

nemertean
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Translator English - Greek

nemertean
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Translator English - Afrikaans

nemertean
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Translator English - Swedish

nemertean
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

nemertean
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Trends of use of nemertean

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEMERTEAN»

The term «nemertean» is used very little and occupies the 159.945 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEMERTEAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nemertean

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEMERTEAN»

Discover the use of nemertean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nemertean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Advances in nemertean biology: proceedings of the Third ...
The Third Meeting was held in Britain, at Y Coleg Normal, Bangor, North Wales, August 10--15, 1991, with 24 participants from six countries. This volume records most of the papers given at the conference.
Ray Gibson, J. Moore, P. Sundberg, 1993
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Intertidal Invertebrates of California
This curious nemertean occurs in at least 22 species of Atlantic bivalves. On the Pacific coast it is found in Macoma secia (15.51), M. nasuta (15.50), Siliqua patula (15.65), occasionally Tresus nuttallii (15.48), and doubtless other clams as well.
‎1980
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The Invertebrates
10 Nemertean worms Phylum Nemertea (Rhynchocoela) Fewer than 1000 species of Nemertea have been described so the phylum is a small one. None of the species is particularly conspicuous and none seems to play a major role in any ...
R. McNeill Alexander, 1979
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Asian Marine Biology
Such a high energy food source, coupled with the nemertean's relative inactivity, may necessitate only intermittent feeding. The present observations of juvenile worms occurring on and around the barnacle mouthparts suggest the need for an  ...
Brian Morton, 1995
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Animal Evolution: Interrelationships of the Living Phyla
Conservation of the spiralian developmental program: cell lineage of the nemertean, Cerebratulus lacteus. Dev. Biol. 201 : 253–269. Henry,J.Q. and Martindale, M.Q. 1994. Establishment ofthe dorsoventral axis in nemertean embryos: ...
Claus Nielsen, 2012
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Perspectives on Marine Environmental Change in Hong Kong and ...
The present paper summarises our current knowledge of the nemertean fauna of Hong Kong, with particular reference to their diversity, possible origins and endemism. NEMERTEAN SPECIES DIVERSITY Until only about ten years ago the ...
Brian Morton, 2003
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A Field Guide to the Atlantic Seashore: From the Bay of ...
Family: Tetrastemmatidae. First 2 are blind and grooveless; last 2 semiparasitic on crabs or bivalves. Thread Nemertean, Procephalothrix spiralis (not shown) is threadlike and coils in tight spirals; white, tinged with rose, yellow, or green.
Roger Tory Peterson, 1999
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Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity
The nemertean faunas ofthe Gulfof Mexico and ofsouthern Florida. Bulletin ofMarine Science ofthe Gulfand Caribbean 1: 149–186. 2. Coe, W. R. 1951b. Geographical distribution ofthe nemerteans of the northern coast of the Gulf of Mexico as ...
Darryl L. Felder, 2009
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Biology of the Hard Clam
Similar attack and escape behavior was not noted for hard clams even though they can be locally common on the flats where McDermott (1976) reported nemertean attacks on Ens is directus. Whether this indicates a lack of predation on the ...
John Norman Kraeuter, Michael Castagna, 2001
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The Invertebrata: A Manual for the Use of Students
Thus a creature appears which has many resemblances to the trochosphere larva to be described later. Inside this larva the young nemertean is produced ( Fig. 144 b). Five ectodermal plates (imaginal discs) sink below the surface and each ...
Lancelot Alexander Borradaile, Frank Armitage Potts, G. A. Kerkut, 1963

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEMERTEAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nemertean is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ribbon Worm Video: Horrible Flubber-Like Nemertea Worm Shot …
According to Forbes, there are more than 1,000 forms of nemertean in the world, and the ribbon worm video that has gone viral actually shows ... «Food World News, Jun 15»
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New species of marine worm discovered on Antarctica's Deception …
... the two first bone-eating worms of the genus Osedax, or the nemertean Antarctonemertes riesgoae that has a unique reproductive strategy. «Phys.Org, May 15»
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This Ribbon Worm Is Terrifying, Gross, And Honestly, We Probably …
This new nemertean has also a proboscis which is retractile within a proboscis sheath, but the proboscis is branched. The branching is of the ... «Bustle, May 15»
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Moment Spiderman-like bizarre marine worm shoots white 'webs'
American Naturalist JFG Wheeler described the actions of the Nemertean Gorgonorhynchus, writing: 'It is as if a large number of lively, ... «Daily Mail, May 15»
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Public Release: 10-Apr-2015 New book on mitosis from Cold Spring …
IMAGE: Classical stages of mitosis are depicted in the two-cell embryos of the nemertean worm Cerebratulus, with microtubules in gold and ... «EurekAlert, Apr 15»
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Multitude of ribbon worms shock fishermen
Fishermen were shocked to find hundreds of nemertean (ribbon worms) in the lower reaches of the Han River near Goyang, Gyeonggi ... «Korea Times, Apr 15»
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Here's One Thing Disney Didn't Lie About: Life Is Better Down …
These starfish bros are sharing the wealth of a dead seal with three-foot nemertean worms on the ocean floor. Starfish eat by pushing their ... «Huffington Post, Jan 14»
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Antarctic Marine Reserves Again Blocked by Russia
On the ocean floor beneath a Ross Sea seal colony, sea stars, urchins and meter-long nemertean worms eat anything a seal drops. (Photo by ... «Environment News Service, Nov 13»
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Six sea monsters that make their horror movie counterparts look tame
Parborlasia corrugatus, an Antarctic nemertean worm, can grow more the 2 meters long and hunts by stabbing its prey repeatedly with a ... «Southern Fried Science, Sep 13»
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14 Fun Facts about Marine Ribbon Worms
Not only is it the largest nemertean, but it may also be the longest animal on the planet! Uncertainty remains because these stretchy worms are ... «Smithsonian, Mar 13»

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