Cestoda

Ces·to·da

noun pl \ses-ˈtōd-ə\

Definition of CESTODA

: a class of the phylum Platyhelminthes comprising the tapeworms and including dorsoventrally flattened parasitic usually segmented flatworms without cilia that lack a digestive tract and typically consist of a differentiated scolex and a chain of proglottides each including a set of reproductive organs