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PLANARIAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
Synonyms:
planaria; planarian
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("planarian" is a kind of...):
flatworm; platyhelminth (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)
Holonyms ("planarian" is a member of...):
class Turbellaria; Turbellaria (free-living flatworms)