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Cestode

//ˈsɛs.təʊd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.
  2. 2
    ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates wordnet

Etymology

From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”).

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