PENTASTOMID Definition & Meaning

pentastomid

[ pen-tuh-stoh-mid, pen-tas-tuh-mid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Zoology.

tongue worm.

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Origin of pentastomid¹

1905–10; < New Latin Pentastomida name of the class of tongue worms, equivalent to Pentastom ( um ) a genus name ( penta- penta- + -stomum < Greek -stomon, neuter of -stomos -stomous ) + -ida -ida

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It may be pleasing to find out pentastomid parasites—or “tongue worms” as they are colloquially known—do not attach to the vertebrate tongue, they merely just look like one.

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Today, pentastomid parasites are exclusively found as internal parasites of the respiratory system.

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