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Epizoon

Epizoon Meaning & Definition
Epizoon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Epizoon?

[n] any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Epizoon: ectoparasite | ectozoa | ectozoon | epizoa

Related Terms | Find terms related to Epizoon:

See Also | flea | parasite

Epizoon In Webster's Dictionary

\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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