platyhelminth

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noun

Any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes.

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Meanings

nounplatyhelminth (plural platyhelminths)

plural platyhelminths · alternative plathelminth

  1. Any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounparasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body

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Origin

  1. taxonomic namePlatyhelminthes
  2. taxonomic namePlatyhelminthes
  3. Englishplatyhelminth

Borrowed from taxonomic name Platyhelminthes.

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APA

platyhelminth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platyhelminth

MLA

“platyhelminth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platyhelminth. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “platyhelminth,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/platyhelminth.

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