ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷fə̇ˈlidēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from cycl- + phyll- + -idea
: an order of Cestoda that consists of tapeworms with four suckers on the scolex and the vitelline glands 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 | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷dēən adjective or noun