Turbellaria

Tur`bel`la´ri`a

n. pl.

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(Zool.) An extensive group of worms which have the body covered externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the RhabdocŒla and DendrocŒla. Formerly, the nemerteans were also included in this group.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Turbellaria - free-living flatworms                 class Turbellaria phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes - flatworms planaria, planarian - free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders