nemertine

Questions about nemertine

What does nemertine mean?

nemertine means "soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract".

How many syllables are in nemertine?

nemertine has 3 syllables and divides as ne-mer-tine under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for nemertine?

Close synonyms include ribbon worm, nemertean, proboscis worm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nemertine a common word?

nemertine is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.