cestoidadj.n.
/ˈsɛstɔɪd/, U.S. /ˈsɛsˌtɔɪd/ A. adj.
Ribbon-like: a term applied to certain intestinal worms, as the tape-worm.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [adjective] > relating to tape-worms > ribbon-like
cestoid1836
taenioid1836
taeniate1860
taeniform1872
1836–9 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. II. 137/1 The ovaries in the most simple of the Cestoid worms..are situated in the centre of each joint.
1864 Intellectual Observer No. 33. 196 Cestoid parasites are not common amongst reptiles.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 137 The cestode many-jointed tapeworms.
B. n.
A worm of this kind. Also attributive. The modern Latin cestoidea n. is sometimes used as plural.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > phylum Platyhelminthes > [noun] > class Cestodes > member of
joint-worm1706
taenia1706
tapeworm1752
cestoid1837
lark-worm?1842
cestode1864
caseworm1906
1837 Penny Cycl. IX. 461/2 The Cestoid order of Entozoa.
1859 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. V. 27/2 All these cestoids are complete animals.
1870 G. Rolleston Forms Animal Life 252 Not being developed except in the cestoid stage.
1876 P. J. Van Beneden Animal Parasites & Messmates 90 Different Cestoidea, or tape-worms.
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