planarian
pla·na·rian
noun
1.
free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
Origin
From translingual Planaria (genus) (from Late Latin plānārius (“lying on a plane”), from Latin plānum) + -an.
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