phylum Platyhelminthes

Thesaurus

Noun

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phylum Platyhelminthes - flatworms Platyhelminthesanimal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animalsbladder worm - encysted saclike larva of the tapewormflatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened bodyclass Turbellaria, Turbellaria - free-living flatwormsclass Trematoda, Trematoda - parasitic flatworms (including flukes)Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapewormsphylum - (biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes