turbellarian
belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.
a turbellarian platyhelminth.
Origin of turbellarian
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How to use turbellarian in a sentence
According to Spengel it resembles at this time in its form and habits a rhabdocœlous turbellarian.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume II (of 4) | Francis Maitland BalfourBetween the turbellarian and the annelid many aberrant lines diverged.
The Whence and the Whither of Man | John Mason TylerNow the turbellarian is small and sluggish, with a fair digestive system.
The Whence and the Whither of Man | John Mason TylerThe third stage in our ancestral series is the turbellarian.
The Whence and the Whither of Man | John Mason Tyler
British Dictionary definitions for turbellarian
/ (ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛərɪən) /
any typically aquatic free-living flatworm of the class Turbellaria, having a ciliated epidermis and a simple life cycle: includes the planarians
of, relating to, or belonging to the class Turbellaria
Origin of turbellarian
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