Linguatula

Translingual

Etymology

Feminine of Latin linguātulus (“somewhat gifted with a tongue”), diminutive of linguātus, from lingua (“tongue”) +‎ -tus (“provided with”).

Proper noun

Linguatula f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Linguatulidae – tongue worms that includes a cosmopolitan parasite (Linguatula serrata) of the nasal and respiratory passages of various canines, sheep and goats, the horse, and occasionally humans.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class; Pentastomida - subclass; Porocephalida - order; Linguatulidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Linguatula serrata, Linguatula arctica, Linguatula multiannulata, Linguatula recurvata - species

Derived terms

• Neolinguatula

Descendants

• ⇒ English: linguatulosis

References

• Linguatula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Linguatulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Linguatula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Linguatula at World Register of Marine Species
• Linguatula at National Center for Biotechnology Information