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/en'teuh zoh"euhn/, n. Biol.1. entozoon.adj.2. of or pertaining to an entozoon.[ENTOZO(ON) + -AN]
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entozoan — I noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) • Syn: ↑endoparasite, ↑entoparasite, ↑entozoon, ↑endozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑endozoan ( … Useful english dictionary
entozoan — adj. of or pertaining to an entozoon (internal parasite) n. internal parasite (i.e. intestinal worm) … English contemporary dictionary
entozoan — en·to·zo·an … English syllables
endozoan — I noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) • Syn: ↑endoparasite, ↑entoparasite, ↑entozoan, ↑entozoon • Derivationally related forms: ↑entozoan ( … Useful english dictionary
endozoic — adjective living within a living animal usually as a parasite entozoic worms • Syn: ↑entozoic, ↑entozoan • Ant: ↑epizoic (for: ↑entozoic) • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
entozoic — adjective living within a living animal usually as a parasite entozoic worms • Syn: ↑entozoan, ↑endozoic • Ant: ↑epizoic • Derivationally related forms: ↑entozoan ( … Useful english dictionary
entozoon — noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) • Syn: ↑endoparasite, ↑entoparasite, ↑entozoan, ↑endozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑endozoan (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
entozoa — /ɛntəˈzoʊə/ (say entuh zohuh) plural noun (singular entozoon /ɛntəˈzoʊən/ (say entuh zohuhn)) Biology animals, especially intestinal worms, living as parasites within the body of another animal. {ento + zoa} –entozoan, noun –entozoan, adjective …
en|to|zo|ic — «EHN tuh ZOH ihk», adjective. = entozoan. (Cf. ↑entozoan) … Useful english dictionary
endozoic — en do*zo ic ([e^]n d[ o]*z[=o] [i^]k), adj. Living within a living animal, usually as a parasite; as, endozoic worms. Contrasted with {epizoic}. Syn: entozoic, entozoan. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
