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cestode
[ ses-tohd ]
noun
- a parasitic platyhelminth or flatworm of the class Cestoda, which comprises the tapeworms.
adjective
- belonging or pertaining to the Cestoda.
cestode
/ 藞蝉蓻蝉迟蓹蕣诲 /
noun
- any parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda, which includes the tapeworms
cestode
- Any of various parasitic flatworms of the class Cestoda, having a long flat body that usually has a specialized organ of attachment at one end (the scolex). Cestodes may consist of a single segment or be divided into numerous identical rectangular segments. Food is absorbed through the outer covering of the body. Cestodes inhabit the liver and digestive tract of many vertebrate animals and also affect some invertebrates. They can attain a length of over 15 m (49 ft).
- Also called tapeworm
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of cestode1
C19: from New Latin Cestoidea ribbon-shaped creatures, from Latin cestus belt, girdle; see cestus 1
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The parasitic cestode Schistocephalus solidus requires a much larger host鈥攕pecifically, a three-spined stickleback fish鈥攖o grow in and then a bird to breed in.
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One specimen was infested with nematodes, another with cestodes.
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Various tapeworm or cestode infections are contracted by eating meat containing the parasite.
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The echinococcus is a tiny cestode which is the factor in the production of the well-known hydatid cysts which may be found in any part of the body.
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McLean found the stomach full of fish and myriads of cestodes in the intestines.
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