Platyhelminthes

Platyhelminthes definition - medical

Plat·y·hel·min·thes (plătˌĭ-hĕl-mĭnˈthēz)

noun
A phylum of flatworms having a flat, bilaterally symmetric body and no body cavity and including the tapeworms and flukes.

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