Linguatula /Lin·guat·u·la/ (ling-gwat´u-lah) a genus of wormlike arthropods, the adults of which inhabit the respiratory tract of vertebrates; the larvae are found in the lungs and other internal organs. It includes L. serra´ta (L. rhina´ria), which parasitizes dogs and cats and sometimes humans.
Lin·guat·u·la (l ng-gw ch y -l)n. A genus of endoparasitic bloodsucking arthropods commonly known as tongue worms and found in lungs or air passages of various vertebrates, including humans. |
Linguatula
a genus of parasites in the class Pentastomida.
Linguatula serrata
adults occur in the nasal cavities of canines and larvae in mesenteric lymph nodes of the horse, goat, sheep and rabbit. Causes sneezing and a bloody nasal discharge. The larval stages may be confused with tuberculosis.
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