Dugesia

noun

Du·​ge·​sia

d(y)üˈjēzh(ē)ə

: a genus of widespread North American triclad flatworms including a common brown freshwater planarian (D. tigrina)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Antoine-Louis Dugès †1838 French physician and zoologist + New Latin -ia

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