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Meaning of pentastome | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida

Examples

“Here, we measured CO 2 production (a surrogate for metabolism) in Mediterranean geckos (Hemidactylus turcicus) infected with a lung parasite, the pentastome Raillietiella indica, under two physiological conditions: rested and recently active.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pentastomes pentastomiasis pentastomid pentastomidosis pentastrontium pentastyle