Turbellarian
[tur-buh-lair-ee-uh n] /ˌtɜr bəˈlɛər i ən/
adjective
1.
belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.
noun
2.
a turbellarian platyhelminth.
turbellarian
/ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛərɪən/
noun
1.
any typically aquatic free-living flatworm of the class Turbellaria, having a ciliated epidermis and a simple life cycle: includes the planarians
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the class Turbellaria
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