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cestode

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɛs.təʊd/
  • General-American: /ˈsɛˌstoʊd/
  • rhymes with -əʊd

1

noun

Meaning 1

A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tapeworm

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: flatworm, platyhelminth

Narrower terms: echinococcus, taenia

History

Etymology

From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”).

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 絛蟲 /绦虫 (tāochóng) — any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda
  • Finnish: heisimato — any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda
  • Polish: tasiemiec — any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda
  • Portuguese: cestódeo — any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda