'Cestoda' definitions:
Definition of 'Cestoda'
(from WordNet)
noun
Tapeworms [syn: Cestoda, class Cestoda]
Definition of 'Cestoda'
From: GCIDE
- Cestoda \Ces*tod"a\ (s[e^]s*t[=o]d"[.a]), prop. n. [NL., gr. Gr. kesto`s girdle + -oid.] (Zool.) A subclass of parasitic worms of the class Cestoidea. In some classifications, it is not differentiated from the parent class. [PJC]