Usually means: Parasitic, worm-like, arthropod-related organisms.
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  1. pentastome: Merriam-Webster
  2. pentastome: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. pentastome: Wordnik
  4. pentastome: Wiktionary
  5. pentastome: Dictionary.com
  6. pentastome: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. pentastome: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. pentastome: Medical dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (pentastome)

▸ noun:  Any tongue worm of the subclass Pentastomida

Similar:
pentasome, clinostomum, pentatomoid, pleurostomatid, amphistome, diplostomatid, Stentor, echinostome, trichostomatid, monostome, more...

Opposite:
hexastome, heptastome, octastome

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Similar:
pentasome, clinostomum, pentatomoid, pleurostomatid, amphistome, diplostomatid, Stentor, echinostome, trichostomatid, monostome, more...

Opposite:
hexastome, heptastome, octastome



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