Ectozoon
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ectozoon — n. [Gr. ektos, outside; zoon, animal] An ectoparasite … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ectozoon — /ek teuh zoh on, euhn/, n., pl. ectozoa / zoh euh/. Biol. any animal parasite, as the louse, that lives on the surface of its host (opposed to entozoon). Also, ectozoan. [1855 60; ECTO + ZOON] * * * … Universalium
ectozoon — An animal parasite living on the surface of the body. [ecto + G. zoon, animal] * * * ec·to·zo·on (ek″to zoґon) pl. ectozoґa. Epizoon … Medical dictionary
ectozoon — n. parasite which lives on the body of its host … English contemporary dictionary
ectozoon — ec·to·zo·on … English syllables
ectozoon — n. (pl. zoa) external parasite. ♦ ectozoan, ♦ ectozoic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
ectozoon — n. Biol. a parasite that lives on the outside of its host. * * * noun any external parasitic organism (as fleas) • Syn: ↑ectoparasite, ↑ectozoan, ↑epizoan, ↑epizoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑epizoan (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Ectozoa — Ectozoon Ec to*zo [ o]n, n.; pl. {Ectozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. ekto s outside outside + zw^,on an animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) See {Epizo[ o]n}. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ectozoan — I noun any external parasitic organism (as fleas) • Syn: ↑ectoparasite, ↑ectozoon, ↑epizoan, ↑epizoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑epizoan (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
epizoan — I noun any external parasitic organism (as fleas) • Syn: ↑ectoparasite, ↑ectozoan, ↑ectozoon, ↑epizoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑epizoan (for: ↑epizoon), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
