Pentastomida

Translingual

Etymology

From Pentastoma +‎ -ida, from neuter plural of New Latin pentastomus, from Ancient Greek πεντάστομος (pentástomos, “with five mouths”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) +‎ στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) +‎ -ος (-os, adjectival suffix), in reference to the four hooks outside of the oral openings that make them appear to have five mouths.

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Pentastomida

  1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the tongue worms.

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