CESTODE

tapeworm, cestode

(noun) ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cestode (plural cestodes)

(zoology) A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

Anagrams

• codeset

Source: Wiktionary


Ces"tode, a. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.

– n.

Definition: One of the Cestoidea.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ROOTS

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