pentastómido

Definitions of pentastómido
  1. noun
    wormlike arthropod having two pairs of hooks at the sides of the mouth; parasitic in nasal sinuses of mammals
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    type of:
    artrópodo
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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