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tapelike — tapeˈlike adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑tape … Useful english dictionary
flatworm — /flat werrm /, n. any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth. [1895 1900; FLAT1 + WORM] * * * or platyhelminth… … Universalium
Galloon — Gal*loon , n. [From F. or Sp. galon. See {Gala}. ] 1. A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes, etc., sometimes made ornamental. [1913 Webster] 2. A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as gold lace. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tape — tapeless, adj. tapelike, adj. /tayp/, n., v., taped, taping. n. 1. a long, narrow strip of linen, cotton, or the like, used for tying garments, binding seams or carpets, etc. 2. a long, narrow strip of paper, metal, etc. 3. a strip of cloth,… … Universalium
tapeworm — /tayp werrm /, n. any of various flat or tapelike worms of the class Cestoidea, lacking an alimentary canal, and parasitic when adult in the alimentary canal of humans and other vertebrates: the larval and adult stages are usually in different… … Universalium
cestodiasis — ▪ pathology also called Tapeworm Infestation, infestation with cestodes, a group of flattened and tapelike hermaphroditic worms that are intestinal parasites in humans and other animals, producing larvae that may invade body tissues.… … Universalium
tape — n. & v. n. 1 a narrow strip of woven material for tying up, fastening, etc. 2 a a strip of material stretched across the finishing line of a race. b a similar strip for marking off an area or forming a notional barrier. 3 (in full adhesive tape)… … Useful english dictionary
oar|fish — «AWR FIHSH, OHR », noun, plural fish|es or (collectively) fish. a deep sea fish with a slender, tapelike body from 12 to 30 feet long. It has a long flat fin along the length of its body making it look somewhat like an oar, and was sometimes… … Useful english dictionary
