pentastome
noun
pen·ta·stome
ˈpentəˌstōm
variants or pentastomid or pentastomoid
pen‧ˈtastəmə̇d
-əˌmȯid
plural -s
: tongue worm
Word History
Etymology
pentastome International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Pentastomum; pentastomid International Scientific Vocabulary, from New Latin Pentastomidae, family of tongue worms, from Pentastomum + -idae; pentastomoid from New Latin Pentastomum + English -oid