plat·y·hel·minth (pl t  -h l mnth)n. See flatworm. [From New Latin Platyhelminth  s, phylum name : platy- + Greek helm s, helminth-, parasitic worm; see wel-2 in Indo-European roots.]plat y·hel·minthic adj. |
platyhelminth [ˌplætɪˈhɛlmɪnθ]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes (the flatworms)
[from New Latin Platyhelmintha flatworm, from platy- + Greek helmins worm]
platyhelminthic adj
| platyhelminth (plt-hlmnth) See flatworm. |
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| Noun | 1. |  platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodyflame cell - organ of excretion in flatworms worm - any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes - flatworms planaria, planarian - free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts trematode, trematode worm, fluke - parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host |
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