cestode

ces·tode

 (sĕs′tōd′)

n.

See tapeworm.

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[From New Latin Cestōda, class name, from Latin cestus, belt, from Greek kestos; see cestus¹.]

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ces′tode′ adj.

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cestode

(ˈsɛstəʊd)

n

(Animals) any parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which includes the tapeworms

[C19: from New Latin Cestoidea ribbon-shaped creatures, from Latin cestus belt, girdle; see cestus¹]

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ces•tode

(ˈsɛs toʊd)

n.

1. a parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.

adj.

2. belonging or pertaining to cestodes.

[1830–40; < New Latin Cestoda. See cestus¹, -ode¹]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cestode - ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates tapeworm flatworm, platyhelminth - parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body Cestoda, class Cestoda - tapeworms echinococcus - tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals taenia - tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host

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Translations

cestode

cestode

, cestoid

n (Zool) → Bandwurm m

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