plathelminthe

Definitions of plathelminthe
  1. noun
    parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
    synonyms: ver plathelminthe
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    types:
    ténia
    ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
    type of:
    asticot, ver
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
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