Cestoidea
[ sĕs-toi′dē-ə ]
n.
A class of flatworms characterized by lack of an alimentary canal and, in typical forms, by a segmented body with a scolex at one end; adult worms are vertebrate parasites, usually found in the small intestine.
Example sentences from the Web for cestoidea
The class of tape-worms (Cestoidea) is one most numerous in its kinds, which are all completely parasitic in habit.