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The parasitic cestode Schistocephalus solidus requires a much larger host—specifically, a three-spined stickleback fish—to grow in and then a bird to breed in.—Madhusree Mukerjee, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2022
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New Latin Cestoda, taxonomic group comprising tapeworms, ultimately from Greek kestos girdle
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