Cyclophyllidea

Cy·clo·phyl·lid·ea

noun pl \-fə-ˈlid-ē-ə\

Definition of CYCLOPHYLLIDEA

: an order of the subclass Cestoda that consists of tapeworms with four suckers on the scolex and the vitellaria condensed into a mass adjacent to the ovary and that includes most of the medically and economically important tapeworms of the higher vertebrates

—cy·clo·phyl·lid·e·an \-ē-ən\ adjective or noun