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tur·bel·lar·i·an  (tûrb-lâr-n)

n.

Any of various free-living chiefly aquatic ciliate flatworms of the class Turbellaria, which includes the common planarians of the genus Dugesia.

adj.

Of or belonging to the Turbellaria.

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[From New Latin Turbellria, class name, from Latin turbella, bustle, diminutive of turba, turmoil (from the motion of their cilia in the water); see turbid.]

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turbellarian [ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛərɪən]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any typically aquatic free-living flatworm of the class Turbellaria, having a ciliated epidermis and a simple life cycle: includes the planarians

adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the class Turbellaria

[from New Latin Turbellāria, from Latin turbellae (pl) bustle, from turba brawl, referring to the swirling motion created in the water]