Linguatula

== Translingual == === Etymology === Feminine of Latin linguātulus (“somewhat gifted with a tongue”), diminutive of linguātus, from lingua (“tongue”) +‎ -tus (“provided with”). === Proper noun === Linguatula f A taxonomic genus within the family Linguatulidae – tongue worms that includes a cosmopolitan parasite (Linguatula serrata) of the nasal and respiratory passages of various canines, sheep and goats, the horse, and occasionally humans. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class; Pentastomida - subclass; Porocephalida - order; Linguatulidae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Linguatula serrata, Linguatula arctica, Linguatula multiannulata, Linguatula recurvata - species ==== Derived terms ==== Neolinguatula ==== Descendants ==== ⇒ English: linguatulosis, linguatuliasis === References === Linguatula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Linguatulidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Linguatula on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Linguatula at World Register of Marine Species Linguatula at National Center for Biotechnology Information