Pentastomida
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte, “five”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ida, in reference to the four hooks outside of the oral openings that make them appear to have five mouths.
Proper noun
Pentastomida
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the tongue worms.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Cephalobaenida, Porocephalida - orders
Coordinate terms
- (subclass): Branchiura, Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca
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