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Cestode

Cestode \Ces"tode\ (s[e^]s"t[=o]d), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoda. -- n. One of the Cestoda.

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cestode

a. Of or characteristic of such creatures n. Any of various parasitic tapeworms of the class ''Cestoda''

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cestode

n. ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates [syn: tapeworm]

Usage examples of "cestode".

It clung stickily to them, and emphasised the parallel between their situation and a cestode in an alimentary canal.

The cestodes, one of which came from the peke, one from the little bear, were identical: white tapes some twenty-four inches long, with suckers and hooks at the head end.

On all sides, the mountain made its presence felt, dwarfing them, threatening them, as if they were cestodes working their way up a vast alimentary canal.

And of course the similar cestodes you found in their entrails would have given you the idea.