pla|nar|i|an

pla|nar|i|an
pla|nar|i|an «pluh NAIR ee uhn», noun, adjective.
–n.
any one of a group of chiefly aquatic turbellarian flatworms that are bilaterally symmetrical and have cilia and an intestine divided into three main branches. »

If the body is cut into two or three pieces, each piece can grow into a whole planarian (J. A. McLeod).

–adj.
of or belonging to the planarians.
╂[< New Latin Planaria earlier genus name (< feminine of Late Latin plānārius level, as ground < Latin plānus flat1, level) + English -an]

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  • co|pla|nar — «koh PLAY nuhr», adjective. Mathematics. (of points, lines, figures) situated in the same plane. A circle is a set of coplanar points …   Useful english dictionary

  • u|ni|pla|nar — «YOO nuh PLAY nuhr», adjective. 1. lying or taking place in one plane. 2. confined to one plane: »uniplanar motion …   Useful english dictionary

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  • planaria — pla·nar·ia …   English syllables

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