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Noun: tongue worm
  1. Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
    - pentastomid

Derived forms: tongue worms

Type of: arthropod

Part of: Pentastomida, subphylum Pentastomida

Encyclopedia: Tongue worm