English Explanatory Dictionary

cestode

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛs.təʊd/ /ˈsɛˌstoʊd/

Word forms

cestode cestodes

Etymology

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

Related words

cestodal cestocidal cestodocidal

Derived words

cestodiasis metacestode
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