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flatworm


flat·worm

noun \-ˌwərm\

Definition of FLATWORM

: any of a phylum (Platyhelminthes) of soft-bodied usually much flattened acoelomate worms (as the planarians, flukes, and tapeworms) —called also platyhelminth

First Known Use of FLATWORM

1874

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