Planorbis \Pla*nor"bis\, n. [NL., fr. L. planus flat + orbis a circle.] (Zo["o]l.) Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to {Planorbis} and other allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form. Planorbis \Pla*nor"bis\, n. [NL., fr. L. planus flat + orbis a circle.] (Zo["o]l.) Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to {Planorbis} and other allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.