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Noun: cestode  'ses,towd
  1. Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
    - tapeworm

Derived forms: cestodes

Type of: flatworm, platyhelminth

Part of: Cestoda, class Cestoda

Encyclopedia: Cestode