Pentastomida

Translingual Etymology From mul Pentastoma -ida, from neuter plural of mul la-new pentastomus, from mul grc πεντάστομος with five mouths, from grc πέντε στόμα -ος five mouth adjectival suffix 1, in reference to the four hooks outside of the oral openings that make them appear to have five mouths. Proper noun tongue worms subclass class Maxillopoda subclass class Ichthyostaca class Hypernyms subclass in Macillopoda subclass in Ichthyostraca ; Oligostraca superclass superclass; Ichthyostraca class class Hyponyms subclass in Ichthyostraca Cephalobaenida order, Porocephalida order, Raillietiellida order, Reighardiida order orders Coordinate terms subclass in Macillopoda Branchiura subclass, Copepoda subclass, Mystacocarida subclass, Tantulocarida subclass, Thecostraca subclass References