English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
Tapeworm — Tape worm , n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to T[ae]nia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in shape, those toward the end of the body being … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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tapeworm — 1752, from TAPE (Cf. tape) (n.) + WORM (Cf. worm); so called for its flat, ribbon like shape … Etymology dictionary
tapeworm — ► NOUN ▪ a parasitic flatworm with a long ribbon like body, the adult of which lives in the intestines … English terms dictionary
tapeworm — /tayp werrm /, n. any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different… … Universalium
tapeworm — An intestinal parasitic worm, adults of which are found in the intestine of vertebrates; the term is commonly restricted to members of the class Cestoidea. Tapeworms consist of a scolex, variously equipped with spined or sucking structures by… … Medical dictionary
tapeworm — UK [ˈteɪpˌwɜː(r)m] / US [ˈteɪpˌwɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms tapeworm : singular tapeworm plural tapeworms a long flat worm that can live inside someone s body and make them very ill … English dictionary
tapeworm — noun a) Any parasitical worm of the class Cestoda, which infest the intestines of both animals and humans. b) A broad fish tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum … Wiktionary
tapeworm — [[t]te͟ɪpwɜː(r)m[/t]] tapeworms N COUNT A tapeworm is a long, flat parasite which lives in the stomach and intestines of animals or people … English dictionary
tapeworm — cestode; n. any of a group of flatworms that have a long thin ribbon like body and live as parasites in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates. The body of a tapeworm consists of a head (scolex), a short neck, and a strobila made up of a… … The new mediacal dictionary
