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Cest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A ladys girdle.

Cest [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A woman's girdle; a cestus.

Cestode [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.

Cestode [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoid [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea.

Cestoid [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One of the Cestoidea.

Cestoidea [Noun plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A class of parasitic worms (Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments, each of which may contain a complete set of male and female reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine. See Tapeworm.

Cestoldean [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

One of the Cestoidea.

Cestraciont [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus Cestracion.

Cestraciont [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A shark of the genus Cestracion, and of related genera. The posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson shark and a similar one found in California are living examples.

Cestui [Pronoun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

He; the one.

Cestus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The girdle of Venus, or marriage-girdle, among the Greeks and Romans.

Cestus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.

2. A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species (Cestus Veneris) is remarkable for its brilliant iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.

3. A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands, and often loaded with lead or iron.

Cestuy [Pronoun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Alt. of Cestui