planaria
noun
pla·nar·ia
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plural planaria
also planarias
Examples of planaria in a Sentence
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Though often no bigger than an apple seed, planaria are the envy of the animal kingdom. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "This one, newly discovered cell can remake a whole animal," 14 June 2018 One hundred and twenty-four of the genes missing from planaria are essential to humans and mice, but the worms seem to do fine without them. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs," 25 Jan. 2018 More distantly related worms called planaria can be cut into multiple pieces and see each piece regrow an entirely new body. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "A salamander with a genome 10 times the size of ours regrows lost limbs," 25 Jan. 2018 Plenty of other animals can do this — from planaria to newts. — David Freeman /, NBC News, "10 top science minds tell what strange new body part they'd like to have," 28 Jan. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'planaria.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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