Planaria

Planaria
Planaria Pla*na"ri*a, n.; pl. L. {Planari[ae]}, E. {-rias}. [NL. See {Planary}.] (Zo["o]l.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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  • Planaria — Planaria …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • PLANARIA — insul. ultra Corsicam, a specie sic dicta, quod aequalis freto exsistat, ideoque navigii fallax. Plinius, l. 3. c. 6. Eadem cum Planasia …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Planaria — 1819, from Modern Latin (1776) noun use of fem. of L. planarius, lit. on level ground (here used to mean flat ), from planum (see PLANE (Cf. plane) (1)). Related: Planarian …   Etymology dictionary

  • Planaria — sp. Classification Règne …   Wikipédia en Français

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  • planaria — ► masculino ZOOLOGÍA Nombre común de diversos platelmintos turbelarios. * * * Cualquiera de unas 3. 000 especies de platelmintos de amplia distribución, principalmente de vida independiente, de la familia Planariidae y familias emparentadas… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • planaria — noun (plural ia; also ias) Etymology: New Latin, from feminine of Late Latin planarius lying on a plane, from Latin planum plane Date: 1855 any of a genus (Planaria) of 2 eyed planarian worms; broadly planarian …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • planaria — pla·nar·ia plə nar ē ə, ner n 1) cap the type genus of the family Planariidae comprising planarian worms having two eyes 2) any worm of the genus Planaria broadly PLANARIAN …   Medical dictionary

  • PLANARIA seu PLANASIA — una ex Insulis Fortunatis, circuitu CCC. apud Sebosum, laudatum Salmasio, ad Solin. p. 1298. Sic dicta, a specie, quod plana esset. Insularum enim aliae altae sunt, aliae planae: Graeci ὑπτίας vocant, καὶ ταπεινὰς. Idem p. 96 …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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