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CESTODA

\sɛstˈə͡ʊdə], \sɛstˈə‍ʊdə], \s_ɛ_s_t_ˈəʊ_d_ə]\

Definitions of CESTODA

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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tapeworms

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

tapeworms

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A subclass of segmented worms comprising the tapeworms.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

A class and subclass of the phylum Platyhelmia, without an alimentary canal and with a flat segmented body. The adult form inhabits the intestine, and the larval form other parts of the body, often of another host.

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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