flatworm
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flatworm
- /ˈflæt.wəɹm/ US
Where it comes from
From flat + worm, a calque of taxonomic name Platyhelminthes.
noun flatworms
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Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
Similar: platyhelminth
Translations
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noun worm of Platyhelminthes
| Español | platelminto, gusano plano |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 편형동물 pyeonhyeongdongmul |
| 日本語 | 扁形動物 henkei dōbutsu |
| 中文 | 扁形動物 /扁形动物 biǎnxíng dòngwù |
| Português | platelminto |
| Français | ver plat |
| Deutsch | Plattwurm |
| Italiano | platelminte, verme piatto |
| Ελληνικά | πλατυέλμινθας platyélminthas |
| Русский | пло́ский червь plóskij červʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | giun dẹp, sán |
| العربية | دُودَة مُسَطَّحَة |
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