planaria

planaria

(pləˈnɛːrɪə)

pl n

(Animals) freshwater or saltwater flatworms of the family Planariidae, that are widely used in laboratory work because of their ability to regenerate parts of the body easily

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planaria - free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts planarian flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body class Turbellaria, Turbellaria - free-living flatworms

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