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pentastomid

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Noun1.pentastomid - wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouthpentastomid - wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
tongue worm
arthropod - invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida - tongue worms
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Of the many pentastomid species, only a few, including Linguatula serrata, infect humans.
Linguatuliasis in Germany by Frosch, Matthias / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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