Definition
A class of parasitic flatworms (tapeworms) that live in the intestines of vertebrates, characterized by a segmented body and a hook-bearing head.
Etymology
From Latin cestus ('belt') combined with Greek -oda (indicating a group). The name refers to the belt-like or ribbon-like segmented body of tapeworms.
Kelly Says
Tapeworms can grow over 30 feet long inside your gut, and some medieval people actually deliberately swallowed them to lose weight—imagine a parasite as a weight-loss trend before modern medicine explained how they cause malnutrition.
Translations
ARالعربية
Cestoda
chestoda
CACatalà
Cestoda
chestoda
CSČeština
Cestoda
chestoda
DEDeutsch
Cestoda
ches-toh-dah
ELΕλληνικά
Cestoda
chestoda
ESEspañol
Cestoda
seh-stoh-dah
FRFrançais
Cestoda
ses-toh-dah
HIहिन्दी
Cestoda
chestoda
HUMagyar
Cestoda
chestoda
IDBahasa Indonesia
Cestoda
chestoda
ITItaliano
Cestoda
ches-toh-dah
MSBahasa Melayu
Cestoda
chestoda
MYမြန်မာ
Cestoda
chestoda
NLNederlands
Cestoda
chestoda
PLPolski
Cestoda
chestoda
PTPortuguês
Cestoda
seh-stoh-dah
RORomână
Cestoda
chestoda
RUРусский
Cestoda
chestoda
SVSvenska
Cestoda
chestoda
SWKiswahili
Cestoda
chestoda
TEతెలుగు
Cestoda
chestoda
TRTürkçe
Cestoda
chestoda
UKУкраїнська
Cestoda
chestoda
VITiếng Việt
Cestoda
chestoda