Nemertinea

Nem·​er·​tin·​ea

ˌnemərˈtinēə

variants or less commonly nemertina

-tīnə,

-tēnə

or nemertini

-tīˌnī,

-tē(ˌ)nē

taxonomic synonym of nemertea

Word History

Etymology

Nemertinea from New Latin, from Nemertes + -inea (from Latin, neuter plural of -ineus —as in gramineus gramineous); Nemertina, Nemertini from New Latin, from Nemertes + -ina or -ini

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