noun
cestode
Cestode (noun) means a parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.
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A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.
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Etymology
From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”).
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"cestode" (noun) means a parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.