Cyclophyllidea
noun plural
Cy·clo·phyl·lid·ea
-fə-ˈlid-ē-ə 
: an order of the class 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
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“Cyclophyllidea.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/Cyclophyllidea. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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