ribbon worm
noun
any of various slender, unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Nemertea, being able to contract and stretch to an extreme extent.
Origin of ribbon worm
1First recorded in 1850–55
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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon worm
ribbon worm
noun
another name for nemertean (def. 1)
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