| NOUN | animal | tapeworm, cestode | 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 | cestode | |
| 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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