PENTASTOMIDA

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Tongue worms

Synonyms:

Pentastomida; subphylum Pentastomida

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pentastomida" is a kind of...):

phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

Meronyms (members of "Pentastomida"):

pentastomid; tongue worm (wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals)

Holonyms ("Pentastomida" is a member of...):

Arthropoda; phylum Arthropoda (jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids; crustaceans; insects; millipedes; centipedes)