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pentastomid
pen·ta·sto·mid P5185040 (pĕn′tə-stō′mĭd, pĕn-tăs′tə-mĭd)n. See tongue worm.
[From New Latin Pentastomida, phylum name, from Pentastomum, name of a former genus in the phylum; see pentastome.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  pentastomid - wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammalstongue wormarthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitinPentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida - tongue worms |
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pentastomid (pĕn′tə-stō′mĭd, pĕn-tăs′tə-mĭd)n. See tongue worm.A blood-sucking parasite that infests the nasal cavity of carnivores; human disease is caused by Armillifer armillatus—usual host, snakes—and Linguatula serrata—usual host, sheep and goats; pentastomiasis is global in distribution; linguliasis or Halzoun’s disease is more common in the Middle East and results from eating poorly-cooked meat; the larvae cause pain, itching, sneezing due to transnasal migration, dysphagia, vomiting and lymphadenopathy; a large bolus of worms may cause fatal obstructionpentastomid
Related to pentastomid: tongue wormsSynonyms for pentastomidnoun wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouthSynonymsRelated Words- arthropod
- Pentastomida
- subphylum Pentastomida
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