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Definition of Tongue worm
1. Noun. Wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod
Group relationships: Pentastomida, Subphylum Pentastomida
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tongue Worm
Literary usage of Tongue worm
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"At this stage a " wanderlust " seizes the tongue-worm and it begins an active
... The mites may settle in the res- Fio. 146. Life history of tongue-worm, ..."
2. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1918)
"While both larval and adult stages of tongue-worms are occasionally found in man,
the larvae, as liver parasites, are more common. The tongue-worm most ..."
3. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1918)
"At this stage a " wanderlust " seizes the tongue-worm and it begins an active
... The mites may settle in the res- Fio. 146. Life history of tongue-worm, ..."
4. A Textbook in General Zoology by Henry Richardson Linville, Henry Augustus Kelly (1906)
"The Acorn-tongue worm. Some zoologists have supposed that the ancestors of the
vertebrates were worm-like animals. The reasons for that supposition are ..."
5. The Laws of Life: Principles of Evolution, Heredity and Eugenics. A Popular by William Marion Goldsmith (1922)
"The larva of the sea-squirt possesses the I. u, ln U''Um,||lt'«lt' (h.ft)
worn-tongue worm possessing certain ..."
6. English Compound Words and Phrases: A Reference List, with Statement of by Francis Horace Teall (1892)
"... test tongue=tie tongue=tooth tongue=tree tongue= valiant tongue= violet tongue=
warrior tongue=work tongue=worm to=night tonnage=deck tony=hoop tool=car ..."
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