Definition of Bipalium
:a genus (the type of the family Bipaliidae) of terrestrial mostly large triclad flatworms occurring in tropical countries and having the head end expanded into a semicircular plate
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Bipalium
noun
Bi·pa·li·um
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bīˈpālēəm
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Origin and Etymology of bipalium
New Latin, from Latin, double mattock, from bi- 1bi- + pala shovel, spade + -ium
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