nemertean

ne·mer·te·an

noun \ni-ˈmər-tē-ən\

Definition of NEMERTEAN

: 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 \ˈne-mər-ˌtīn\ adjective or noun

Origin of NEMERTEAN

ultimately from Greek Nēmertēs Nemertes, one of the Nereids

First Known Use: 1861

Rhymes with NEMERTEAN

Aeschylean, Anacreon, apogean, Aramaean, Atlantean, Caribbean, Cerberean, cyclopean, Damoclean, empyrean, European, Galilean, Hasmonaean, Herculean, Idumaean, Ituraean, Jacobean, kallikrein, Maccabean, Manichaean, Mycenaean, nepenthean, panacean, perigean, Sadducean, Sisyphean, Tacitean, Tennessean, Typhoean