pentastomes

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A form of pentastome — Any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of pentastome

    In rested geckos, there was a negative, but non-significant association between the number of pentastomes (i.e., infection intensity) and CO 2 production.

    2015 December 15, “Physiological Status Drives Metabolic Rate in Mediterranean Geckos Infected with Pentastomes”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI
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