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Cestoda
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Ces`tod´a    (sĕs`tōd´å)
prop. n.1.(Zool.) A subclass of parasitic worms of the class Cestoidea. In some classifications, it is not differentiated from the parent class.
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Noun1.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
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