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entozoon

[ en-tuh-zoh-on ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural en·to·zo·a [en-t, uh, -, zoh, -, uh].

any animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host ( ectozoon ).

entozoon

/ ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn /

any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite

First recorded in 1825–35; ento- + -zoon

He also showed that the entozoon was the cause of the hmaturia known to be endemic at the Cape.

In all my examinations I have met with this little entozoon in three cases only.

We know nothing, for certain, respecting the source of this entozoon.

From the earliest times this entozoon has been confounded with the palisade worm.

Dr Morris supposed he had discovered a new entozoon in Australia in July, 1871.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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