PLANARIAN

planarian, planaria

(noun) free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

planarian (plural planarians)

Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.

Source: Wiktionary


Pla*na"ri*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Planarida, or Dendrocoela; any turbellarian worm.

– Pla*na"ri*an, a.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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