planarian
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- noun
- /pləˈnɛəriən/
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planaria
- Researchers are fascinated by the planarian because it can regenerate lost body parts.
- aquatic planarians
Examples
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Aquatic planarians are very small flatworms, usually about 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) or less in length. They are related to the land planarians.
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Unlike frogs, planarians under natural circumstances are highly adaptable; planarians can even grow new heads.
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Other strange results came from their experiments on planarian flatworms.
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The aquatic planarians are found in shallow water, usually under objects or plant debris.
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Disruption of ERK signaling impairs planarian regeneration.
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Levin and colleagues found that planarian regeneration is guided by a Vmem gradient from head (low) to tail (high).
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I have caught planarians with bait, but I've been equally successful at catching them just by examining the undersides of plant debris or by netting.
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The aquatic planarian is a small flatworm commonly found in freshwater habitats.
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In biology class, we observed a planarian under a microscope to study its regenerative abilities.
Synonyms
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A small flat animal in fresh water that can grow back lost body parts
How Regenerative
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Planarian comes from the Latin word planus, which means 'flat' and is the same root behind the English word plane. So a planarian is literally a 'flat' worm, a small freshwater animal with a flat body that scientists study because it can regrow lost parts.