n.
Pronunciation: ni- ' m ə r-t ē - ə n
Function: noun
Etymology: ultimately from Greek N ē mert ē s Nemertes, one of the Nereids
Date: 1861
: any of a phylum (Nemertea syn. Rhynchocoela) of often vividly colored usually long dorsoventrally flattened marine worms that typically burrow in the mud or sand along seacoasts ― called also ribbon worm
– nem · er · tine \ ' ne-m ə r- ˌ t ī n \ adjective or noun