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nectoneme

nec·to·neme [ néktə nm ] (plural nec·to·nemes)


noun 
Definition:
 
slender sea worm: a long slender sea worm hairworm with short bristles along either side, whose larvae live as parasites on crabs and related crustaceans. Genus Nectonema.

[< modern Latin Nectonema< Greek nēktos "swimming" + nēma "thread"]
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