Difference between Cestode and Tapeworm

What is the difference between Cestode and Tapeworm?

Cestode as a noun is any of various parasitic tapeworms of the class cestoda while Tapeworm as a noun is a type of parasitical worm which infests the intestines of both animals and humans.

Cestode

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or characteristic of such creatures

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Any of various parasitic tapeworms of the class Cestoda

Tapeworm

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A type of parasitical worm which infests the intestines of both animals and humans.

We hope you now know whether to use Cestode or Tapeworm in your sentence.

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