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cestode

/ˈsɛs.təʊd/ UK
/ˈsɛˌstoʊd/ US

Rhymes with -əʊd

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

noun cestodes

A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

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noun any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda

中文	絛蟲 /绦虫 tāochóng
Português	cestódeo

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"cestode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cestode. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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cestode. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cestode

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"cestode." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cestode.

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@misc{cestode_2026,
  title = {cestode},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cestode},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}