Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A parasitic worm-like arachnid, Pentastomum tænioides, occurring in the viscera of cattle, sheep, and other animals, and in the nostrils and frontal sinuses of dogs and wolves.
- noun A tongue-shaped worm; a tonguelet.
- noun The so-called “worm” of the tongue of some animals, as dogs; the lytta.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any species of Linguatulina.
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- noun zoology Any of the
Pentastomida , a group ofparasitic invertebrates .
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- noun wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
Etymologies
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tongue + worm, from the resemblance of the genus Linguatula to a vertebrate tongue.
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hernesheir commented on the word tongueworm
Given a choice, I'd prefer an earworm.
November 3, 2011
yarb commented on the word tongueworm
I'd prefer a tongue, in my earworm.
November 3, 2011