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Pronunciation / Transliteration: biǎn xíng dòng wù
"涡虫是一种常见的自由生活扁形动物。"
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Any of various soft-bodied, bilaterally symmetrical invertebrate animals of the phylum Platyhelminthes, characterized by a flattened body, lack of a coelom, and often a parasitic lifestyle.
"Some species of flatworm are free-living aquatic predators, while others are internal parasites affecting humans and livestock."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a direct combination of the Old English adjective 'flat' (from Old Norse flatr) and the noun 'worm' (from Old English wyrm, meaning serpent, dragon, or creeping invertebrate). It emerged in scientific and biological nomenclature during the 19th century to describe invertebrates belonging to the phylum Platyhelminthes.
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "Flatworm"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "Flatworm" is said worldwide
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ver plat
Transliteration: vɛr pla
"Le ver plat est un invertébré au corps aplati."
Plattwurm
Transliteration: ˈplatˌvʊʁm
"Ein Plattwurm gehört zu den wirbellosen Tieren."
verme piatto
Transliteration: ˈvɛrme ˈpjatto
"Il verme piatto può essere sia marino che parassita."
gusano plano
Transliteration: ɡuˈsano ˈplano
"El gusano plano habita tanto en ambientes acuáticos como terrestres húmedos."
verme-chato
Transliteration: ˈvɛɾmi ˈʃatu
"O verme-chato possui simetria bilateral."
चपटा कृमि
Transliteration: chapatā krmi
"चपटा कृमि एक प्रकार का अकशेरुकी जीव है।"
扁形动物
Transliteration: biǎn xíng dòng wù
"涡虫是一种常见的自由生活扁形动物。"
편형동물
Transliteration: pyeonhyeongdongmul
"편형동물은 몸이 납작한 무척추동물입니다."
扁形動物
Transliteration: henkei dōbutsu
"プラナリアは身近な扁形動物の一つです。"
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