Porocephalida

plural noun

Po·​ro·​ce·​phal·​i·​da

-sə̇ˈfalədə

: an order of tongue worms that have the female genital pore posterior and include all the tongue worms that parasitize mammals and some parasites of reptiles compare linguatula , porocephalidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Porocephalus + -ida

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