polyclad

[ pol-ee-klad ]

/ ˈpɒl iˌklæd /

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noun

any free-swimming, marine flatworm of the order Polycladida, having a broad, flat body and a many-branched gastrovascular cavity.

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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

Origin of polyclad

1885–90; <New Latin Polycladus genus name <Greek polýklados many-branched. See poly-, clado-