tapeworm

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English

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The life cycle of Taenia saginata

Etymology

tape +‎ worm.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: tape‧worm

Noun

tapeworm (countable and uncountable, plural tapeworms)

  1. (countable) Any parasitical worm of the class or infraclass Cestoda, which infest the intestines of animals, including humans, often infecting different host species during their life cycle.
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  2. (uncountable) Infection by tapeworms.
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Synonyms

  • (any species of class Cestoda): cestode

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