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PROBOSCIS WORM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
Synonyms:
nemertean; nemertine; proboscis worm; ribbon worm
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("proboscis worm" is a kind of...):
worm (any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae)
Holonyms ("proboscis worm" is a member of...):
Nemertea; Nemertina; phylum Nemertea; phylum Nemertina (proboscis worms)
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