Cestode
7 lettersnounrareUpdated June 2026
Definition
A ribbon-shaped parasitic flatworm of the class Cestoda that lives in the intestines of vertebrate hosts, commonly called a tapeworm.
“The veterinarian found clear evidence of a cestode infection during the routine examination.”
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ces·tode
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Ends in ODE, a familiar suffix, contains only common letters making it a solid test word
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All moderate-value tiles, CESTODE is valid in Scrabble and scores around ten points
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