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Tongue Worm
see synonyms of tongue wormNoun
1. pentastomid, tongue worm
wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
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Tongue Worm
see synonyms of tongue wormnoun
veterinary science
a parasitic worm, Linguatula serrata, found in the nose of dogs, so called because of the shape of the worm
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Tongue Worm
see synonyms of tongue wormn.
Any of various wormlike, sometimes tongue-shaped, parasitic invertebrates of the phylum Pentastomida, having a mouth surrounded by four hooks used to attach to the respiratory passages of reptiles, birds, and carnivorous mammals. Also called pentastome, pentastomid.
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