Hoplonemertea

plural noun

Hop·​lo·​nemertea

¦häplō+

: an order of Nemertea (class Enopla) comprising variable forms with the proboscis armed with stylets and with an intestinal cecum

hoplonemertean

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hoplo- + Nemertea

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