PENTASTOME


Meaning of PENTASTOME in English

ˈpentəˌstōm noun

or pen·tas·to·mid pen.ˈtastəmə̇d ; or pen·tas·to·moid -əˌmȯid

( -s )

Etymology: pentastome International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Pentastomum; pentastomid International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Pentastomidae, family of tongue worms, from Pentastomum + -idae; pentastomoid from New Latin Pentastomum + English -oid

: tongue worm

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