CESTOID

Noun

cestoid (plural cestoids)

Any of the parasitic flatworms of the class or infraclass Cestoda.

Adjective

cestoid (not comparable)

(archaic) Of or pertaining to the order Cestoidea; cestoidean

Anagrams

• coedits, cotised, decoits

Source: Wiktionary


Ces"toid, 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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