tongueworm

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English

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Etymology

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From tongue +‎ worm, from the resemblance of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue.

Noun

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tongueworm (plural tongueworms)

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  1. (zoology) Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.

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