ribbon worm


noun
  1. 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

1
First recorded in 1850–55

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British Dictionary definitions for ribbon worm

ribbon worm

noun
  1. another name for nemertean (def. 1)

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