vermes (Meaning)
vermes (n. pl.)
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 Linnaeus and his followers.
A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths and closely allied orders.
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An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom, including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups.
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The soil was teeming with vermes, wriggling creatures that enriched it.
I watched in fascination as the vermes burrowed through the damp earth.
Earthworms were not the only vermes inhabiting the soil; nematodes and roundworms also thrived there.
The vermes played a vital role in breaking down organic matter and aerating the soil.
