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From tongue + worm, from the resemblance of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tongueworm
Today it means: Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates. Full definition →
Today it means: Any of the Pentastomida, a group of parasitic invertebrates. Full definition →
From tongue + worm, from the resemblance of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.