Planarian Definition

plə-nârē-ən
noun
Any of a class (Turbellaria) of small, soft-bodied, free-living flatworms moving by means of cilia.
Webster's New World
Any of various small, chiefly freshwater flatworms of the order Tricladida, having a soft, broad, ciliated body, a three-branched digestive cavity, and the ability to regenerate body parts.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
  • planaria

Other Word Forms of Planarian

Noun

Singular:
planarian
Plural:
planarians

Origin of Planarian

  • From New Latin Plānāria genus name from feminine of Late Latin plānārius on level ground from plānus flat pelə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From New Latin planaria (from Late Latin planarius (“lying on a plane"), from Latin planum) +"Ž -an

    From Wiktionary

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