Meaning of EPIZOON
| Pronunciation: | | `epi'zowân
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[n] any external parasitic organism (as fleas) |
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EPIZOON is a 7 letter word that starts with E. |
| | Synonyms: | | ectoparasite, ectozoa, ectozoon, epizoa |
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| | See Also: | | flea, parasite | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ep`i*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Epizoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`
upon + ? animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various
kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other
animals; an ectozo["o]n. Among them are the lice, ticks, many
acari, the lerneans, or fish lice, and other crustaceans.
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