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cestoid

[ ses-toid ]

adjective

  1. Zoology. (of worms) ribbonlike.

noun

cestoid

/ ˈɛɔɪ /

adjective

  1. (esp of tapeworms and similar animals) ribbon-like in form
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of cestoid1

From the New Latin word ٴīŧ, dating back to 1830–40. See cestus 1, -oid
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Tapeworm, tāp′wurm, n. a term sometimes used as a popular synonym for Cestoda or Cestoid Worms, but especially for those which belong to the families T�niad� and Bothriocephalid�.

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