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planarian

/pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
pla-nari-an
IPA
/pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.

Etymology

From translingual Planaria (genus) (from Late Latin plānārius (“lying on a plane”), from Latin plānum) + -an.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/
  • British English: /pləˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

planarians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

planar Planariidae

Synonyms

planaria

Rhymes With

humanitarian bulgarian marion hungarian authoritarian marian barbarian sectarian totalitarian agrarian veterinarian bavarian

Questions

How do you pronounce planarian?
The recorded pronunciation is /pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/.
What does planarian mean?
Any of various flatworms of the order Tricladida living in marine, freshwater, or terrestrial environments.
Where does planarian come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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