PENTASTOMID

Meaning of PENTASTOMID in English

noun

see pentastome

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

PENTASTOMID — /pen'teuh stoh"mid/ , n. Zool. See tongue worm . [ 1905-10; Pentastomida name of the class of tongue worms, equiv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PENTASTOMID — any of about 70 species of tiny parasites belonging to the Pentastomida, usually considered a class. Pentastomids are considered to …
Britannica English vocabulary
PENTASTOME — ˈpentəˌstōm noun or pen·tas·to·mid pen.ˈtastəmə̇d ; or pen·tas·to·moid -əˌmȯid ( -s ) Etymology: pentastome International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TONGUE WORM. — Also called pentastomid . any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VELVET WORM — ( phylumOnychophora ) any of about 70 wormlike species of ancient, terrestrial invertebrates with short, thick legs and a dry, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ONCOPOD — collective name for three groups of animals: Onychophora and Tardigrada, which are free-living forms, and Pentastomida, which are parasitic. Onychophora …
Britannica English vocabulary