epizoan

epizoan
noun
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Syn: ↑ectoparasite, ↑ectozoan, ↑ectozoon, ↑epizoon
Derivationally related forms: ↑epizoan (for: ↑epizoon), ↑ectozoan (for: ↑ectozoon)
Hypernyms: ↑parasite
Hyponyms: ↑flea
adjective
of or relating to epizoa
Syn: ↑ectozoan
Pertains to noun: ↑ectozoon (for: ↑ectozoan), ↑epizoon
Derivationally related forms: ↑ectozoon (for: ↑ectozoan), ↑epizoon

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adjective or noun
see epizoa

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epizōˈan adjective and noun
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Main Entry:epizoon

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