Pentastoma
/ˌpɛntəˈstəʊmə/ /pɛnˈtastəmə/Zoology
noun
A parasitic worm of the genus Pentastoma; a pentastomid.
Origin
Mid 19th century. From scientific Latin Pentastoma or Pentastomum, genus name from ancient Greek πεντάστομος having five mouths or openings; so called from the appearance of the mouth and the two pairs of chitinoid hooks adjacent to it.
- to (the best of) someone's knowledge
- to the bitter end
- to the bone
- to the contrary
- to the core
- to the day
- to the death
- to the effect that
- to the exclusion of
- to the finish
- to the fore
- to the full
- to the gills
- to the gunwales
- to the letter
- to the life
- to the marrow
- to the nearest ——
- to the nth degree
- to the point
- to the purpose
- t'other
- tother
- tothersider
- to the skies