pentastomidn.adj.
/ˌpɛntəˈstəʊmɪd/, /pɛnˈtastəmɪd/, U.S. /ˌpɛn(t)əˈstoʊmɪd/, /pɛnˈtæstəmᵻd/ Zoology.
A. n.
Any of numerous parasitic wormlike animals of the crustacean class Pentastomida (often regarded as a distinct phylum or subphylum), which infest the lungs and nasal passages of vertebrates. Also called linguatulid, tongue worm.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Linguatulida or Pentastomata > member of
Pentastoma1849
linguatulid1879
pentastomoid1890
pentastomid1909
1909 A. E. Shipley in Cambr. Nat. Hist. IV. xx. 488 Pentastomids are unpleasant-looking, fluke-like or worm-like animals.
1957 Jrnl. Parasitol. 43 195 Several pentastomids were removed from a series of mammals and reptiles.
1995 New Scientist 25 Feb. 18/1 The fossils..look almost identical to the larvae of modern pentastomids or tongue worms, which infect a wide range of vertebrates including crocodiles, birds, lions and occasionally humans.
B. adj.
Of or relating to pentastomids, or the class Pentastomida.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [adjective] > resembling or belonging to group Pentastomoidea > of or relating to member of
pentastomid1964
1964 T. C. Cheng Biol. Animal Parasites xx. 552/2 When pentastomid eggs are fed to albino rats,..seven immature stages can be identified within the intermediate host.
2002 Trop. Med. & Internat. Health 7 166 We believe that there is a need for presumptive pathologic diagnosis of human pentastomid infection.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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