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PENTASTOMID
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pentastomid mean?
• PENTASTOMID (noun)
The noun PENTASTOMID has 1 sense:
1. wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
Familiarity information: PENTASTOMID used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
pentastomid; tongue worm
Hypernyms ("pentastomid" is a kind of...):
arthropod (invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin)
Holonyms ("pentastomid" is a member of...):
Pentastomida; subphylum Pentastomida (tongue worms)
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