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Planaria

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Pla-na′ri-a

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Planariæ
(#)
, E.
-rias
(#)
.
[NL. See
Planary
.]
(Zool.)
Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to
Planaria
, and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.