Linguatula
Translingual
Etymology
Feminine of Latin linguātulus (“somewhat gifted with a tongue”), diminutive of linguātus, from lingua (“tongue”) + -tus (“provided with”).
Proper noun
Linguatula f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Linguatulidae – tongue worms that includes a cosmopolitan parasite (Linguatula serrata) of the nasal and respiratory passages of various canines, sheep and goats, the horse, and occasionally humans.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class; Pentastomida - subclass; Porocephalida - order; Linguatulidae - family[1]
Hyponyms
- (genus): Linguatula serrata, Linguatula arctica, Linguatula multiannulata, Linguatula recurvata - species
Derived terms
Descendants
- ⇒ English: linguatulosis
References
- Linguatula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Linguatulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Linguatula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Linguatula at World Register of Marine Species
- Linguatula at National Center for Biotechnology Information