- tapeworm
- noun Etymology: from its shape Date: 1706 any of a class (Cestoda) of bilaterally symmetrical flatworms parasitic especially in the intestines of vertebrates — called also cestode
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Tapeworm — Tape worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to T[ae]nia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tapeworm — 1752, from TAPE (Cf. tape) (n.) + WORM (Cf. worm); so called for its flat, ribbon like shape … Etymology dictionary
tapeworm — ► NOUN ▪ a parasitic flatworm with a long ribbon like body, the adult of which lives in the intestines … English terms dictionary
tapeworm — [tāp′wʉrm΄] n. any of various cestode flatworms that live in the adult stage as parasites in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates and in the larval stage usually in various intermediate hosts … English World dictionary
tapeworm — /tayp werrm /, n. any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different… … Universalium
tapeworm — An intestinal parasitic worm, adults of which are found in the intestine of vertebrates; the term is commonly restricted to members of the class Cestoidea. Tapeworms consist of a scolex, variously equipped with spined or sucking structures by… … Medical dictionary
tapeworm — UK [ˈteɪpˌwɜː(r)m] / US [ˈteɪpˌwɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms tapeworm : singular tapeworm plural tapeworms a long flat worm that can live inside someone s body and make them very ill … English dictionary
tapeworm — noun a) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of both animals and humans. b) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum … Wiktionary
tapeworm — [[t]te͟ɪpwɜː(r)m[/t]] tapeworms N COUNT A tapeworm is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people … English dictionary
tapeworm — cestode; n. any of a group of flatworms that have a long thin ribbon like body and live as parasites in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. The body of a tapeworm consists of a head (scolex), a short neck, and a strobila made up of a… … The new mediacal dictionary
