2 entries under this word

Cestoid

Cēs'toid, a.

adjective

a. [See infra.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to a tribe of intestinal worms, called Cestoids, or Cestoideans. Carpenter.

Cēs'toid or Cēs-toid'e-an, n.

noun

n. [From Gr. κεστός, girdle, and εἶδος, shape.] (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of intestinal worms, of a long, slender, and flattened form, like the tape-worm. Carpenter.