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Tongue worms
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pentastomida
Word definitions for pentastomida in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pentastomida \Pen`ta*stom"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? (see Penta- ) + ? a mouth.] (Zo["o]l.) Same as Linguatulina .
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...