pentastomid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pen′tə stō′mid)


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pen•ta•sto•mid  (pen′tə stō′mid),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
  1. Invertebrates, ZoologySee tongue worm. 
  • Greek -stomon, neuter of -stomos -stomous) + -ida -ida
  • Neo-Latin Pentastomida name of the class of tongue worms, equivalent. to Pentastom(um) a genus name (penta- penta- + -stomum
  • 1905–10

'pentastomid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
tongue worm

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