SINCE 1828
Linguatula
noun
Lin·guat·u·la
| \liŋ-ˈgwa-chə-lə
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Medical Definition of Linguatula
: a genus of tongue worms that includes a cosmopolitan parasite (L. serrata) of the nasal and respiratory passages of various canines, sheep and goats, the horse, and occasionally humans
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