A chiefly aquatic worm with an elongated, unsegmented, flattened body that is typically brightly coloured and tangled in knots, and a long proboscis for catching food.
纽虫
Phylum Nemertea: two classes
Example sentencesExamples
Beneath loosely embedded rocks hide the brittle stars, ribbon worms and slithery, clinging fish called blennies.
And the list continues: there are sea stars that split in half, marine ribbon worms that break up into dozens of small pieces and sponges that fragment.
These include the sea star Odontaster validus, the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri and the ribbon worm Parborlasia corrugatus; all of which produce eggs
Bootlace worm: These slender ribbon worms are usually around 5m long when fully extended, but they can reach up to 30m.
In many ribbon worms and echinoderms, metamorphosis is remarkably rapid, with the major changes from larval to adult body form taking less than half an hour.
Definition of ribbon worm in US English:
ribbon worm
nounˈribən ˌwərm
A chiefly aquatic worm with an elongated, unsegmented, flattened body that is typically brightly colored and tangled in knots, and a long proboscis for catching food.
纽虫
Phylum Nemertea: two classes
Example sentencesExamples
These include the sea star Odontaster validus, the sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri and the ribbon worm Parborlasia corrugatus; all of which produce eggs
And the list continues: there are sea stars that split in half, marine ribbon worms that break up into dozens of small pieces and sponges that fragment.
Beneath loosely embedded rocks hide the brittle stars, ribbon worms and slithery, clinging fish called blennies.
Bootlace worm: These slender ribbon worms are usually around 5m long when fully extended, but they can reach up to 30m.
In many ribbon worms and echinoderms, metamorphosis is remarkably rapid, with the major changes from larval to adult body form taking less than half an hour.