† pentastomousadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πεντάστομος , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντάστομος having five mouths or openings ( < πεντα- penta- comb. form + στόμα mouth: see stoma n.) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly later pentastome n.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form pentastomus and a French form pentastome.

Zoology. Obsolete. rare.

Having five mouths or mouth-like openings.

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1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pentastomus, having five mouths or openings: pentastomous.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020).

单词	pentastomous
释义	† pentastomousadj. Origin: A borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek πεντάστομος , -ous suffix. Etymology: < ancient Greek πεντάστομος having five mouths or openings ( < πεντα- penta- comb. form + στόμα mouth: see stoma n.) + -ous suffix. Compare slightly later pentastome n.R. G. Mayne (see quot. 1857) gives a Latin form pentastomus and a French form pentastome. Zoology. Obsolete. rare. Having five mouths or mouth-like openings. ΚΠ 1857 R. G. Mayne Expos. Lexicon Med. Sci. (1860) Pentastomus, having five mouths or openings: pentastomous. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.1857
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