cestode

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sestōd)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ces•tode  (sestōd),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesa parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.

adj. 
  1. Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the Cestoda.
  • Neo-Latin Cestoda. See cestus1, -ode1
  • 1830–40

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