Definition of turbellarian
: any of a class (Turbellaria) of mostly aquatic and free-living flatworms (such as a planarian)
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Origin and Etymology of turbellarian
ultimately from Latin turbellae (plural) bustle, stir, diminutive of turba confusion, crowd; from the tiny eddies created in water by the cilia
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Medical Definition of turbellarian
: any flatworm of the class Turbellaria
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