TONGUE WORM.


Meaning of TONGUE WORM. in English

Also called pentastomid . any wormlike invertebrate of the phylum Pentastomida (or subphylum of Arthropoda), having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth: all are parasitic, some in the respiratory tracts of mammals.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .