Cestoda

Ces`tod´a    (sĕs`tōd´å)

prop. n.

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(Zool.) A subclass of parasitic worms of the class Cestoidea. In some classifications, it is not differentiated from the parent class.

Thesaurus

Noun

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Cestoda - tapeworms class Cestoda helminth, parasitic worm - worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes phylum Platyhelminthes, Platyhelminthes - flatworms cestode, tapeworm - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates family Taeniidae, Taeniidae - a family of Cestoda class - (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders