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Linguatulina (medicine)


linguatulina
<zoology> An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth.

Synonym: Pentastomida.

The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and nasal sinuses of dogs and Other carnivores. The young, after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc, find their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted. These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult forms.

Origin: NL, fr. L. Lingua tongue.

Source: Websters Dictionary


finical (iou)



finical adjective. L16.
[Prob. from FINE adjective + -ICAL, & orig. university slang; perh. suggested by Middle Dutch fijnkens accurately, neatly, prettily.]
Overparticular, precise, fastidious; arch. excessively delicate in workmanship or elaborate in detail.
finically adverb M17.
finicalness noun L17.
finicality noun (a) finical quality L16.