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planarian

  • /pləˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/ UK
  • /pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/ US

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From translingual Planaria (genus) (from Late Latin plānārius (“lying on a plane”), from Latin plānum) + -an.

noun planarians

  1. Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.

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noun flatworm

Españolplanaria
日本語プラナリア puranaria
Portuguêsplanária
Françaisplanaire
DeutschPlanarie

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"planarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/planarian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

planarian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/planarian

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"planarian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/planarian.

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@misc{planarian_2026,
  title = {planarian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/planarian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}