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Platyhelminthes
[ plat-ee-hel-min-theez ]
noun
- a phylum of worms having bilateral symmetry and a soft, usually flattened body, comprising the flatworms.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Platyhelminthes1
1900–05; < New Latin (plural); platyhelminth
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Example Sentences
They belong to the two phyla Platyhelminthes (flat-worms) and Nemathelminthes (thread-worms, &c.).
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