noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An epizoon.
2. 2
   any external parasitic organism (as fleas) wordnet

Synonyms

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ectoparasiteectozoanepizoanepizoonexternal parasitehistoric term

Antonyms

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endoparasite

Etymology

From ecto- + zoon.