Bdellonemertea

plural noun

Bdel·​lo·​ne·​mer·​tea

¦de-lō-nə-¦mər-tē-ə

: an order of Nemertea (class Enopla) comprising short thick-bodied forms with a large posterior sucker and no eyes or cerebral organ see malacobdella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from bdell- + Nemertea

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