tongue worm

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Definition of tongue worm in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of tongue worm in English English dictionary

Any of numerous tongue-shaped, soft-bodied, colorless invertebrates of the phylum Pentastoma that live embedded in the lungs, nostrils, or nasal sinuses of various mammals, reptiles, and birds, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Also called pentastome

wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals

Related Terms

tongue worms

pentastomida

tongueworm

Any species of Linguatulina

Turkish pronunciation

tʌng wırm

Pronunciation

/ˈtəɴɢ ˈwərm/ /ˈtʌŋ ˈwɜrm/