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flatworm
noun flat·worm \-ˌwərm\
Definition of FLATWORM
: any of a phylum (Platyhelminthes) of soft-bodied usually much flattened acoelomate worms (as the planarians, flukes, and tapeworms) —called also platyhelminth
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First Known Use of FLATWORM
1874
Rhymes with FLATWORM
affirm, bagworm, bloodworm, bookworm, budworm, confirm, cutworm, deworm, dew worm, earthworm, eelworm, glowworm, heartworm, hookworm, hornworm, inchworm, infirm, long-term, lugworm, lungworm, midterm, pinworm, ringworm, roundworm, sandworm, screwworm, short-term, silkworm, tapeworm, webworm, woodworm
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flatworm
noun flat·worm \ˈflat-ˌwərm\
Medical Definition of FLATWORM
: any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes : platyhelminth; especially : turbellarian
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