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

  1. 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.

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  • English: linguatulosis

References

  1. Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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