3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pentastomida \Pen`ta*stom"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? (see {Penta-}) + ? a mouth.] (Zool.) Same as {Linguatulina}. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Linguatulina \Lin*guat`u*li"na\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[a^]t`[-u]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lingua tongue.] (Zool.) An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called also {Pentastomida}. [1913 Webster] Note: The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Pentastomida n : tongue worms [syn: {subphylum Pentastomida}]
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