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dermatozoon

[ der-mat-uh-zoh-on, dur-muh-tuh- ]

noun

, Biology.
, plural der·mat·o·zo·a [der-mat-, uh, -, zoh, -, uh, dur-m, uh, -t, uh, -].
  1. any microscopic animal or protozoan living as a parasite on or in the skin of the host.


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