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cestoidea

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ces-toidea
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

A class of parasitic worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes (formerly Platelminthes ) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm .

Questions

What does cestoidea mean?
A class of parasitic worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes (formerly Platelminthes ) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm .

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