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[syn: planarian, planaria]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Planaria \Pla*na"ri*a\, n.; pl. L. Planari[ae], E. -rias.
[NL. See Planary.] (Zool.)
Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to Planaria,
and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and
smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
planaria
n 1: free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in
laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
[syn: planarian, planaria]