pentastomen.
/ˈpɛntəstəʊm/, U.S. /ˈpɛn(t)əˌstoʊm/ Zoology.
= pentastomid n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Linguatulida or Pentastomata > genus Pentastomum > member of
pentastome1890
tongue-worm1896
1890 Cent. Dict. 4380/2 Pentastome, a member of the genus Pentastoma.
1956 T. W. M. Cameron Parasites & Parasitism 149 Pentastomes or ‘tongue-worms’ were until recently regarded as aberrant arachnids.
1992 Nat. Hist. Jan. 14/2 Very few taxonomists doubt that onychophorans, along with other potentially distinct groups known as tardigrades and pentastomes, have their evolutionary linkages close to annelids and arthropods.
Derivatives
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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [adjective] > resembling or belonging to group Pentastomoidea
pentastomoid1890
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Arachnida > [noun] > order Linguatulida or Pentastomata > member of
Pentastoma1849
linguatulid1879
pentastomoid1890
pentastomid1909
1890 Cent. Dict. 4380/2 Pentastomoid..a. Resembling the genus Pentastoma... n. A member of the Pentastomoidea; a pentastome.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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