Pentastomida
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Translingual
Etymology
From Pentastoma + -ida, from neuter plural of New Latin pentastomus, from Ancient Greek πεντάστομος (pentástomos, “with five mouths”), from πέντε (pénte, “five”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ος (-os, adjectival suffix), in reference to the four hooks outside of the oral openings that make them appear to have five mouths.
Proper noun
Pentastomida
- tongue worms
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda.
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Ichthyostaca.
Hypernyms
- (subclass in Macillopoda): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class
- (subclass in Ichthyostraca): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Oligostraca – superclass; Ichthyostraca – class
Hyponyms
- (subclass in Ichthyostraca): Cephalobaenida, Porocephalida, Raillietiellida, Reighardiida – orders
Coordinate terms
- (subclass in Macillopoda): Branchiura, Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca
References
Pentastomida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Pentastomida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Pentastomida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
