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platyhelminth Definition

platy·hel·minth (plat′ə helmint̸h)

noun

any of a phylum (Platyhelminthes) of flat worms with a soft, unsegmented body and a flame cell system, as the planarians, tapeworms, or liver flukes; flatworm

Etymology: platy- + helminth

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platyhelminth Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • egg: Hymenolepis ). Another divergent form of platyhelminth egg is found in the schistosomes.

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