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cestode

Noun

ces=tode

WORDNET DICTIONARY

cestode(n = noun.animal) tapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates; Array

is a kind of flatworm, platyhelminth

is a member of cestoda, class cestoda

has particulars: echinococcus, taenia

cestode, a.

Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. [1913 Webster]

cestode, n. (also cestoid) any flatworm of the class Cestoda, including tapeworms.

Etymology

L cestus f. Gk kestos girdle

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