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    TAPEWORM

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebratesplay

    Synonyms:

    cestode; tapeworm

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("tapeworm" is a kind of...):

    flatworm; platyhelminth (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tapeworm"):

    echinococcus (tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic animals)

    taenia (tapeworms parasitic in humans which uses the pig as its intermediate host)

    Holonyms ("tapeworm" is a member of...):

    Cestoda; class Cestoda (tapeworms)

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