Cestode

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  cestode \ces"tode\ (s[e^]s"t[=o]d), a. (Zool.)
     Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the
     Cestoidea.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  cestode
       n : ribbon-like flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines
           of humans and other vertebrates [syn: {tapeworm}]