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flatworm

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈflæt.wəɹm/

noun

Etymology: From flat + worm, a calque of taxonomic name Platyhelminthes.

  1. Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.