The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
cestode \ces"tode\ (s[e^]s"t[=o]d), a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoidea. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
cestode n 1: ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates [syn: tapeworm, cestode]