platyhelminth

[ plat-i-hel-minth ]

noun

1. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.

platyhelminth

/ ˌplætɪˈhɛlmɪnθ /

noun

1. any invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes (the flatworms)

platyhelminth

/ plăt′ĭ-hĕl′mĭnth /

1. See flatworm

Derived Forms

• ˌplatyhelˈminthic, adjective

Other Words From

• platy·hel·minthic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of platyhelminth¹

First recorded in 1875–80, platyhelminth is from the New Latin word Platyhelmintha flatworm. See platy-, helminth

Word History and Origins

Origin of platyhelminth¹

C19: from New Latin Platyhelmintha flatworm, from platy- + Greek helmins worm

Example Sentences

Rarely the nephridium does not communicate with the coelom; in such cases the nephridium ends in a single cell, like the “flame cell” of a Platyhelminth worm, in which there is a lumen blocked at the coelomic end by a tuft of fine cilia projecting into the lumen.

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