cestode

noun

noun

UK /ˈsɛs.təʊd/ · US /ˈsɛˌstoʊd/

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

Biology, Natural sciences, Zoology A parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda; a tapeworm.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.