cestode
English
Etymology
From New Latin Cestoda, from cestus (“girdle, belt”), from Ancient Greek κεστός (kestós, “of Aphrodite’s charmed girdle”).
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊd
Noun
cestode (plural cestodes)
Related terms
Translations
any of various parasitic tapeworms in the Cestoda
References
- “cestode”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “cestode”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
cestode m (plural cestodi)
Anagrams
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