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CESTODE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cestode mean?
• CESTODE (noun)
The noun CESTODE has 1 sense:
1. ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
Familiarity information: CESTODE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
cestode; tapeworm
Hypernyms ("cestode" is a kind of...):
flatworm; platyhelminth (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cestode"):
echinococcus (tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals)
taenia (tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host)
Holonyms ("cestode" is a member of...):
Cestoda; class Cestoda (tapeworms)
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