NOUN | animal | cestode, tapeworm | ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates |
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Meaning | ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. | |
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Synonym | tapeworm | |
Member of | Cestoda, class Cestoda | tapeworms |
Narrower | echinococcus | tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals |
taenia | tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host | |
Broader | flatworm, platyhelminth | Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body |
Spanish | cestodo, lombriz solitaria, tenia | |
Catalan | cestode |
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