Definition of Vemes
||Ver"mes (?), n. pl. [L. vermes, pl.
of vermis a worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) An
extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the
parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and
allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the
tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by
Linnæus and his followers. (b) A more
restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied
orders.
||Ver"mes (?), n. pl. [L. vermes, pl.
of vermis a worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) An
extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the
parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and
allied groups. By some writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the
tunicates are also included. The name was used in a still wider sense by
Linnæus and his followers. (b) A more
restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied
orders.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Latin
- nominative plural of vermis, a worm
- accusative plural of vermis, a worm
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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