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PLANARIAN

/pləˈnɛ.ɹi.ən/

Nounpla-NAR-i-anpla-nar-i-an · 4 syllablesAdvanced/Professional

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2018, 2019

Meaning

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

Origin: Latin

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

No published puzzle dates on file for this word yet. It is part of the official NYT Spelling Bee word list for 2018, 2019.