turbellarian
[tur-buh-lair-ee-uh n]
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adjective
belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.
noun
a turbellarian platyhelminth.
Origin of turbellarian
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The third stage in our ancestral series is the turbellarian.
The Whence and the Whither of ManJohn Mason Tyler
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 Balfour
Between the turbellarian and the annelid many aberrant lines diverged.
The Whence and the Whither of ManJohn Mason Tyler
Now the turbellarian is small and sluggish, with a fair digestive system.
The Whence and the Whither of ManJohn Mason Tyler
turbellarian
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Word Origin for turbellarian
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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