planarian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/pləˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/ /pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word forms

planarian planarians

Etymology

From translingual Planaria (genus) (from Late Latin plānārius (“lying on a plane”), from Latin plānum) + -an.

Related words

planar Planariidae
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