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turbellarian
[ tur-buh-lair-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- belonging to the Turbellaria, a class of platyhelminths or flatworms, mostly aquatic and having cilia on the body surface.
noun
- a turbellarian platyhelminth.
turbellarian
/ ˌtɜːbɪˈlɛərɪən /
noun
- any typically aquatic free-living flatworm of the class Turbellaria , having a ciliated epidermis and a simple life cycle: includes the planarians
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the class Turbellaria
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turbellarian1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of turbellarian1
C19: from New Latin Turbellāria , from Latin turbellae (pl) bustle, from turba brawl, referring to the swirling motion created in the water
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Example Sentences
According to Spengel it resembles at this time in its form and habits a rhabdocœlous Turbellarian.
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Between the turbellarian and the annelid many aberrant lines diverged.
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Now the turbellarian is small and sluggish, with a fair digestive system.
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The third stage in our ancestral series is the turbellarian.
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