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cestode

ces·tode

UK/ˈsɛs.təʊd/ US/ˈsɛˌstoʊd/ uncommon

noun

1.

ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates

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

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