PLANARIAN

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts

Synonyms:

planaria; planarian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("planarian" is a kind of...):

flatworm; platyhelminth (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)

Holonyms ("planarian" is a member of...):

class Turbellaria; Turbellaria (free-living flatworms)

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