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cestoid

American  
[ses-toid] / ˈsɛs tɔɪd /

adjective

  1. Zoology.  (of worms) ribbonlike.

noun

  1. cestode.

cestoid British  
/ ˈsɛstɔɪd /

adjective

  1. (esp of tapeworms and similar animals) ribbon-like in form

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Etymology

Origin of cestoid

From the New Latin word cestoīdēs, dating back to 1830–40. See cestus 1, -oid

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Tapeworm, tāp′wurm, n. a term sometimes used as a popular synonym for Cestoda or Cestoid Worms, but especially for those which belong to the families T�niad� and Bothriocephalid�.

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