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Cestoda

Syllabification: (Ces·to·da)
Pronunciation: /sesˈtōdə/

(also Cestoidea /-ˈtoidēə/)
Zoology
Definition of Cestoda
  • a class of parasitic flatworms that comprises the tapeworms.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Latin cestus, from Greek kestos, literally 'stitched', used as a noun in the sense 'girdle'

Cestoda in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Cestoda in the British & World English dictionary