turbellarian

[ tur-buh-lair-ee-uhn ]

adjective
  1. belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.

noun
  1. a turbellarian platyhelminth.

Origin of turbellarian

1
1875–80; <New Latin Turbellari(a) (Latin turbell(ae) a stir, row (plural diminutive of turba turmoil) + -āria, neuter plural of -ārius-ary) + -an

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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
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the class Turbellaria

Origin of turbellarian

1
C19: from New Latin Turbellāria, from Latin turbellae (pl) bustle, from turba brawl, referring to the swirling motion created in the water

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