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proboscis worm

DEFINITIONS OF: proboscis worm

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n soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract

Synonyms:
nemertean, nemertine, ribbon worm
Type of:
worm
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
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