Meanings
nounflatworm (plural flatworms)
plural flatworms
- Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
Synonyms: platyhelminth
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
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Origin
- taxonomic namePlatyhelminthes
- Englishflatworm
From flat + worm, a calque of taxonomic name Platyhelminthes.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic دُودَة مُسَطَّحَة
- دُودَة مُسَطَّحَةworm of Platyhelminthes
Basque platelminto
- platelmintoworm of Platyhelminthes
Catalan platihelmint
- platihelmintworm of Platyhelminthes
Chinese Mandarin 扁形動物 /扁形动物
- 扁形動物 /扁形动物 (biǎnxíng dòngwù)worm of Platyhelminthes
Czech ploštěnec
- ploštěnecworm of Platyhelminthes
Danish fladorm
- fladormworm of Platyhelminthes
Dutch platworm
- platwormworm of Platyhelminthes
Esperanto platvermo
- platvermoworm of Platyhelminthes
Finnish laakamato
- laakamatoworm of Platyhelminthes
French ver plat
- ver platworm of Platyhelminthes
German Plattwurm
- Plattwurmworm of Platyhelminthes
Greek πλατυέλμινθας
- πλατυέλμινθας (platyélminthas)worm of Platyhelminthes
Hungarian laposféreg
- laposféregworm of Platyhelminthes
Icelandic flatormur
- flatormurworm of Platyhelminthes
Irish péist phlánach
- péist phlánachworm of Platyhelminthes
Italian platelminte, verme piatto
- platelminteworm of Platyhelminthes
- verme piattoworm of Platyhelminthes
Japanese 扁形動物
- 扁形動物 (henkei dōbutsu)worm of Platyhelminthes
Korean 편형동물
- 편형동물 (pyeonhyeongdongmul)worm of Platyhelminthes
Polish płaziniec
- płaziniecworm of Platyhelminthes
Portuguese platelminto
- platelmintoworm of Platyhelminthes
Russian пло́ский червь
- пло́ский червь (plóskij červʹ)worm of Platyhelminthes
Slovak ploskavec
- ploskavecworm of Platyhelminthes
Spanish platelminto, gusano plano
- platelmintoworm of Platyhelminthes
- gusano planoworm of Platyhelminthes
Tagalog lapyulod
- lapyulodworm of Platyhelminthes
Tamil தட்டைப்புழு
- தட்டைப்புழு (taṭṭaippuḻu)worm of Platyhelminthes
Thai หนอนตัวแบน
- หนอนตัวแบน (nɔ̌ɔn-dtuua-bɛɛn)worm of Platyhelminthes
Turkish yassı solucan
- yassı solucanworm of Platyhelminthes
Ukrainian пло́ский черв
- пло́ский черв (plóskyj červ)worm of Platyhelminthes
Vietnamese giun dẹp, sán
- giun dẹpworm of Platyhelminthes
- sánworm of Platyhelminthes
Cite this entry
APA
flatworm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatworm
MLA
“flatworm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatworm. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flatworm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flatworm.
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