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Ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates
Answer for the clue "Ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates ", 7 letters:
cestode
Word definitions for cestode in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. Of or characteristic of such creatures n. Any of various parasitic tapeworms of the class ''Cestoda''
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates [syn: tapeworm ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Cestode \Ces"tode\ (s[e^]s"t[=o]d), a. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoda. -- n. One of the Cestoda.
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.