Turbellarian definition

tûrbə-lârē-ən
Any of various free-living chiefly aquatic ciliate flatworms, including the planarians.
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Any of a class (Turbellaria) of flatworms, mostly aquatic and nonparasitic, characterized by a leaf-shaped body covered with many cilia.
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Any of various free-living chiefly aquatic ciliate flatworms, including the planarians.
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(biology) Any flatworm of the class Turbellaria.
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Characteristic of these creatures.
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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
turbellarian
Plural:
turbellarians

Origin of turbellarian

  • From New Latin Turbellāria class name from Latin turbella bustle diminutive of turba turmoil (from the motion of their cilia in the water) turbid

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

  • From New Latin turbellaria (from Latin turbellae (“bustle"), from turba (“confusion")) +"Ž -an

    From Wiktionary