"cestode" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsɛs.təʊd/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɛˌstoʊd/ [General-American] Forms: cestodes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊd Etymology: From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la-new|Cestoda}} New Latin Cestoda, {{der|en|grc|κεστός||of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle}} Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cestode (plural cestodes)
  1. (zoology) A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm. Wikipedia link: cestode Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Flatworms, Parasites Derived forms: cestodiasis, metacestode Related terms: cestodal, cestocidal, cestodocidal Translations (any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda): 絛蟲 (Chinese Mandarin), 绦虫 (tāochóng) (Chinese Mandarin), heisimato (Finnish), tasiemiec [masculine] (Polish), cestódeo [masculine] (Portuguese)

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