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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