Protonemertini

plural noun

Pro·​to·​nemertini

¦prōt(ˌ)ō+

in some classifications

: an order of unarmed nemertine worms in which the brain and lateral nerves lie outside the musculature

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Nemertini

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Rhymes for Protonemertini

• isoleucine
• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine