pentastomid

or pen·ta·stome

[pen-tuh-stoh-mid, pen-tas-tuh-mid or pen-tuh-stohm]

noun Zoology.

Origin of pentastomid

1905–10; < New Latin Pentastomida name of the class of tongue worms, equivalent to Pentastom(um) a genus name (penta- penta- + -stomum < Greek -stomon, neuter of -stomos -stomous) + -ida -ida

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pentastomid in Science

pentastome

[pĕn′tə-stōm′]

See tongue worm.