• (n. pl.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also Pentastomida.
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<zoology> An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. ... Synonym: Pentastomida. ... The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc, find their way to the lungs and liver an...
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Lin·guat`u·li'na (lĭn*gwăt`u*lī'nȧ)
noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
lingua tongue.]
(Zoology) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also
Pentastomida . » The ...
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