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Definition of flatworms

flatworms
Platyelminthes Plat`y*el*min"thes, n. pl. [NL. See Platy-, and Helminthes.] (Zo["o]l.) A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms, the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also flatworms.
Flatworm
Flatworm Flat"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians.

Meaning of flatworms from wikipedia

- The flatworms, flat worms, Platyhelminthes, or platyhelminths (from the Gr**** πλατύ, platy, meaning "flat" and ἕλμινς (root: ἑλμινθ-), helminth-, meaning...
- The **** flatworm (Thysanozoon brocchii) is a polyclad flatworm in the family Pseudocerotidae. **** flatworms may grow to 8 cm in total length. They...
- Union. The ventral surface of the flatworm is a pale buff colour while the dorsal surface is dark brown. Young flatworms vary in colour from white to pale...
- Alcha is a worm genus of the Polycystidinae subfamily. "ITIS". Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2022....
- feed on mollusks. These flatworms can track their prey. When captured, earthworms begin to react to the attack, but the flatworm uses the muscles in its...
- Alaria is a genus of flatworms, or trematodes, in the family Diplostomidae. Alaria is a genus of small parasitic worm about 2–6 mm long and approximately...
- In zoology, it is the name for the tissue that fills the interior of flatworms. The term parenchyma is Neo-Latin from the Ancient Gr**** word παρέγχυμα...
- Acanthotrema is a genus of trematodes in the family Heterophyidae. Acanthotrema armatum Lafuente, Roca & Carbonell, 2000 Acanthotrema cursitans (Holliman...
- Marcela; Amaral, Silvana; Leal-Zanchet, Ana M. (2014). "A new species of land flatworm (Platyhelminthes: Continenticola) from areas of Araucaria> Forest in southern...
- Polyangium is a genus of flatworms belonging to the family Microscaphidiidae. The species of this genus are found in Australia. Species: Polyangium linguatula...