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Thesaurus: planaria

Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.

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  1. n. Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.
  2. n. free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
  3. Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.
  4. Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria, andmany allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Somespecies, in warm countries, are terrestrial.
  5. n free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts