ribbon worm

noun

any of various slender, unsegmented marine worms of the phylum Nemertea, being able to contract and stretch to an extreme extent.

ribbon worm

noun

another name for nemertean

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Word History and Origins

Origin of ribbon worm¹

First recorded in 1850–55

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In addition, the researchers found further evidence in earlier studies of head-growing in three more ribbon worm species.

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Many species of marine ribbon worm have the ability to regrow their heads — an unprecedented example of related animals independently mastering the trick of regeneration.

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And it also must contend with milky ribbon worm, another predator of clams that is not deterred by the nets.

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Walcott classified it as an arrow worm and later researchers suggested it might be a ribbon worm but it lacks characteristic features of both.

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