rhabdocoele

(rab′də sēl′)

noun

any of various small turbellarian flatworms, characterized by having an unbranched, saclike digestive cavity

Origin: < ModL Rhabdocoela < Gr rhabdos, rod (< IE *werb- < base *wer-, to turn, bend) + koilia, body cavity: see -coele

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