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Tongue worms
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pentastomida
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Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Linguatulina \Lin*guat`u*li"na\ (l[i^ ng]*gw[a^]t`[-u]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zo["o]l.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida ...
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Pentastomida are an enigmatic group of parasitic invertebrates commonly known as tongue worms due to the resemblance of the species of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue . There are about 130 extant species of pentastomids; all are obligate parasites ...