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