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Meaning Of Cestoidea
n. pl.
A class of parasitic worms (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.