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cestode

Pronunciation: /ˈsɛs.təʊd/

The English word “cestode” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

Etymology

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

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