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- noun Plural form of
flatworm .
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Platyhelminths - Also known as flatworms, members of this phylum are flattened, soft-bodied invertebrates ranging in size from microscopic to more than 50 feet (15 meters) in length.
unknown title 2009
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Platyhelminths - Also known as flatworms, members of this phylum are flattened, soft-bodied invertebrates ranging in size from microscopic to more than 50 feet (15 meters) in length.
unknown title 2009
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In the context of this thread, the homeobox regulatory mechanism of non-metameric ancestral metazoans (such as flatworms) would qualify as an exaptation for the homeobox regulatory mechanism of their metameric descendants.
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However, lower invertebrates, such as flatworms, have developed almost as complex an organ as that of the human male penis - with a seminal vesicle, a prostate gland and ejaculatory duct.
ScreenTalk 2009
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However, lower invertebrates, such as flatworms, have developed almost as complex an organ as that of the human male penis - with a seminal vesicle, a prostate gland and ejaculatory duct.
ScreenTalk 2009
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Whar dya consider flatworms as well as fettuccine come from a sky?, he was listened to mumble.
Worm Grunting: The Latest DNC Ploy To Confuse The Issue ... admin 2009
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Most would rather argue that flatworms were human than trolls.
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Whar dya consider flatworms as well as fettuccine come from a sky?, he was listened to mumble.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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In 1953, Professor James McConell taught flatworms to run through a maze by administering shocks to them when they took a wrong turn.
Charles S. Jacobs: Brain Science and Managerial Cannibalism 2010
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Smaller shares go to segmented worms, sea anemones, corals and jellyfish, flatworms, starfish, sponges and other creatures.
Census Of Marine Life: Gulf Of Mexico Is 5th Most Diverse Area 2010
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