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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCestode
/ˈsɛs.toʊd/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Any of a class (Cestoda) of parasitic flatworms that include the tapeworms, possessing a ribbon-like body with repeated segments and no digestive tract.
"The veterinarian diagnosed the infection as being caused by a common cestode residing in the dog's intestinal tract."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin 'cestoda', based on the ancient Greek 'kestos' meaning 'girdle' or 'belt', combined with the Greek suffix '-odes' meaning 'like'. The term was coined in the 19th century to describe the ribbon-like, segmented morphology characteristic of tapeworms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cestode" is said worldwide
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cestode
Transliteration: sɛstɔd
"Le ténia est un cestode parasite du tube digestif."
Bandwurm
Transliteration: ˈbantvʊʁm
"Der Bandwurm gehört zu der Klasse der Cestoden."
cestode
Transliteration: ˈtʃɛstode
"I cestodi sono parassiti intestinali degli vertebrati."
cestodo
Transliteration: sesˈtoðo
"La tenia es un cestodo que puede afectar a los humanos."
cestodo
Transliteration: sesˈtoðu
"O cestodo instala-se no intestino do hospedeiro."
फीताकृमि
Transliteration: pheetakrimi
"फीताकृमि एक प्रकार का परजीवी कृमि है।"
绦虫
Transliteration: tāochóng
"绦虫是一种常见的肠道寄生虫。"
조충
Transliteration: jochung
"조충은 척추동물의 장에서 기생합니다."
条虫
Transliteration: jōchū
"条虫類はすべて寄生生活を送る。"
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