planarian

noun

pla·nar·i·an | \plə-ˈner-ē-ən

Definition of planarian

: triclad especially : any of various dark-colored freshwater triclad flatworms (family Planariidae) with two eyespots and a triangular head

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Severance occurs when the tail tip adheres to the substratum and the rest of the planarian pulls away. — Chris Ciaccia, Fox News, "Massive 18-inch hammerhead worms are invading France," 23 May 2018 For the planarian, the researchers were able to identify roughly 1,000 likely genes that are probably specific to these organisms. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs," 25 Jan. 2018 That's exactly what happened with earlier attempts to sequence the planarian and axolotl genomes. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs," 25 Jan. 2018 Reader Terri Shofner then alerted us to Ho's video of the odd-looking creature, which experts say is likely an unknown species of the genus Bipalium, known by the common names hammerhead worm and broadhead planarian. — Liz Langley, National Geographic, "Watch a Mysterious Worm With an Anus for a Mouth," 15 July 2017

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