FLATWORM

flatworm, platyhelminth

(noun) parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

flatworm (plural flatworms)

Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.

Synonym: plathelminth

Source: Wiktionary


Flat"worm`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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