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Definition of: platyhelminth
(plat′ē·hel′minth) noun Zool.
Any of a phylum (Platyhelminthes) of soft–bodied, bilaterally symmetrical, flattened or cylindrical worms, including many parasitic tapeworms. [<PLATY- + Gk. helmins worm]
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