platyhelminth

noun platy·hel·minth \ˌpla-ti-ˈhel-ˌmin(t)th\

Definition of PLATYHELMINTH

— platy·hel·min·thic \-hel-ˈmin(t)-thik, -ˈmin-tik\ adjective

ultimately from Greek platys broad, flat + helminth-, helmis helminth

First Known Use: circa 1890

Medical Dictionary

noun platy·hel·minth \ˌplat-i-ˈhel-ˌmin(t)th\

: any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes—called also flatworm

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