PENTASTOMID

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals

Synonyms:

pentastomid; tongue worm

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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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