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Definition of: tapeworm
(tāp′wûrm′) noun
Any of various cestode worms (class Cestoda) with segmented, rib-bonlike bodies, parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates; especially, the common pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) of man.
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