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pentastome

pentastome noun: any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida.

Noun

pentastome (plural pentastomes)

  1. Any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida
    • Here, we measured CO 2 production (a surrogate for metabolism) in Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) infected with a lung parasite, the pentastome Raillietiella indica, under two physiological conditions: rested and recently active.2015 December 15, “Physiological Status Drives Metabolic Rate in Mediterranean Geckos Infected with Pentastomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of pentastome

pluralpentastomes

Questions about pentastome

What does pentastome mean?
Pentastome means any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida.
What part of speech is pentastome?
Pentastome is a noun.
What is the plural of pentastome?
The plural of pentastome is pentastomes.

Words near pentastome in the dictionary

  1. pentastarches
  2. pentasternum
  3. pentastich
  4. pentastichous
  5. pentastichs
  6. pentastome
  7. pentastomes
  8. pentastomiasis
  9. pentastomid
  10. pentastomidosis
  11. pentastomids

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