Definition of platyhelminth in English:
platyhelminth
noun ˌplatɪˈhɛlmɪnθˌplædiˈhɛlmɪnθ
Zoology An invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
Example sentencesExamples
- He also concluded that nemerteans, platyhelminths, and rotifers never had a prototroch.
- Parasitism is a common phenomenon in many animal taxa, from simple platyhelminths to vertebrates such as fish and birds.
- It is of course possible that Rouse's decision to score platyhelminths, nemerteans, and rotifers as lacking a prototroch is defendable, and perhaps even preferable over scoring them as possessing a prototroch.
- Unlike the situation in nematodes and platyhelminths, substantial evidence supports a close phylogenetic affinity of acanthocephalans to the predominately free-living rotifers.
- In contrast to platyhelminths, nemerteans possess a circulatory system, comprised of fluid-filled, cell-lined channels situated between the gut and body-wall musculature.
Definition of platyhelminth in US English:
platyhelminth
nounˌpladēˈhelminTHˌplædiˈhɛlmɪnθ
Zoology An invertebrate of the phylum Platyhelminthes; a flatworm.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is of course possible that Rouse's decision to score platyhelminths, nemerteans, and rotifers as lacking a prototroch is defendable, and perhaps even preferable over scoring them as possessing a prototroch.
- He also concluded that nemerteans, platyhelminths, and rotifers never had a prototroch.
- Unlike the situation in nematodes and platyhelminths, substantial evidence supports a close phylogenetic affinity of acanthocephalans to the predominately free-living rotifers.
- Parasitism is a common phenomenon in many animal taxa, from simple platyhelminths to vertebrates such as fish and birds.
- In contrast to platyhelminths, nemerteans possess a circulatory system, comprised of fluid-filled, cell-lined channels situated between the gut and body-wall musculature.