Cestode
/ˈsɛs.təʊd/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
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Noun
- 1 A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.
- 2 ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates wordnet
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From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”).