flatworms's Usage Examples:

In the female the gonad is complex as in flatworms, composed of a germary for the formation of the eggs, and a vitellary, much more conspicuous and alone figured (ov), consisting of a definite number of large nucleated cells for the nourishment of the eggs.

Swimmer's itch-An allergic skin inflammation caused by a sensitivity to flatworms that die under the skin, resulting in an itchy rash.

The so-called flatworms (Platyelmia, q.v.), including the Planarians, Flukes (see Trematodes), Cestodes (see Tapeworm) and the curious Mesozoa, are no doubt related.

Non-indigenous flatworms prey on the native earthworm, threatening earthworm populations.

The occasional sandy bays are home to nudibranchs, flatworms, shrimp gobies and other macro critters.

Synonyms:

trematode, cestode, planaria, fluke, Platyhelminthes, phylum Platyhelminthes, tapeworm, planarian, trematode worm, platyhelminth, worm, flame cell,

Antonyms:

stand still,