"Vermes" is a word in ENGLISH
A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths
and closely allied orders.
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.
Sydney, don't leave Adrian because of me.""It's more complicated than that," I said automatically."It's really not," she said. "From everything I've seen and heard, you're just afraid. You've always controlled every detail of your life. When you couldn't-like with the Alchemists-you found a way to seize back that control.""There is nothing wrong with wanting control," I snapped."Except that we can't always have it, and sometimes that is a good thing. A great thing, even," she added. "And that's how it is with Adrian. No matter how hard you try, you aren't going to be able to control your feelings for him. You can't help loving him, and so you're running away. I'm just an excuse.
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A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths and echinoderms.
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