flatworm

noun

flatworm

noun

US /ˈflæt.wəɹm/

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

1

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

Derived terms
ghost flatworm

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