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Definition of Vermetus

1. n. Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidæ. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.

2. n. Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidæ. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.

Definition of Vermetus

1. Noun. (zoology) Any of many species of marine gastropods belonging to ''Vermetus'' and allied genera, of the family ''Vermetidae''. ¹

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Medical Definition of Vermetus

1. Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube. Origin: NL, from L. Vermis worm. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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