tongueworm

See also: tongue worm

English

Etymology

From tongue +‎ worm, from the resemblance of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue.

Noun

tongueworm (plural tongueworms)

  1. (zoology) Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.

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