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Planaria

Planaria Meaning & Definition
Planaria Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Planaria?

[n] free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts

Synonyms | Synonyms for Planaria: planarian

Related Terms | Find terms related to Planaria:

See Also | class Turbellaria | flatworm | platyhelminth | Turbellaria

Planaria In Webster's Dictionary

\Pla*na"ri*a\, n.; pl. L. {Planari[ae]}, E. {-rias}. [NL. See {Planary}.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to {Planaria}, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.

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