About The Word Planaria
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Planaria
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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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