Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nemertean

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ne-mertean
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several unsegmented, brightly-coloured worms, of the phylum Nemertea; the ribbon worms

Etymology

From Nemertea + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Nemertea

Inflected Forms

nemerteans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Nemertid

Synonyms

ribbon worm nemertine proboscis worm

Questions

What does nemertean mean?: Any of several unsegmented, brightly-coloured worms, of the phylum Nemertea; the ribbon worms
Where does nemertean come from?: From Nemertea + -an.

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