noun
- Plural of cestoid; tapeworms or members of the class Cestoda, parasitic flatworms with a ribbon-like body.
Usage: technical; biology
Examples
- Cestoids are parasitic flatworms that live in the intestines of vertebrate hosts.
- The study of cestoids is important in parasitology and veterinary medicine.
- Many cestoids require intermediate hosts to complete their life cycles.
- Cestoids lack a digestive system and absorb nutrients directly through their body wall.
- Infections with cestoids can cause nutritional deficiencies in affected animals.