flatworm

flatworm

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈflæt.wəɹm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

flatworm (plural flatworms)

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

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