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tongueworm

tongueworm noun: any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.

Noun

tongueworm (plural tongueworms)

  1. Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.

Forms of tongueworm

pluraltongueworms

Origin of tongueworm

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

Questions about tongueworm

What does tongueworm mean?
Tongueworm means any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates.
What part of speech is tongueworm?
Tongueworm is a noun.
What is the plural of tongueworm?
The plural of tongueworm is tongueworms.

Words near tongueworm in the dictionary

  1. tonguester
  2. tonguesters
  3. tonguetied
  4. tonguetip
  5. tonguetips
  6. tongueworm
  7. tongueworms
  8. tonguey
  9. tongueys
  10. tonguier
  11. tonguiest

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