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epizoite
ep·i·zo·on
/
ˌɛp
əˈzoʊ
ɒn, -ən
/
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[
ep-
uh
-
zoh
-on, -
uh
n
]
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noun,
plural
ep·i·zo·a
/
-ˈzoʊ
ə
/
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[
-
zoh
-
uh
]
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.
Biology
.
an external parasite or commensal on the body of an animal; ectozoon.
Also,
ep·i·zo·ite.
Origin:
1830–40;
<
Neo-Latin;
see
epi-
,
-zoon
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epizoite
(ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɪt)
—
n
an organism that lives on an animal but is not parasitic on it
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an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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epizoon
(ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɒn)
—
n
,
pl
-zoa
an animal, such as a parasite, that lives on the body of another animal
[C19: New Latin, from
epi-
+ Greek
zōion
animal]
epi'zoan
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Medical Dictionary
epizoon
ep·i·zo·on (ěp'ĭ-zō'ŏn, -ən)
n.
pl.
ep·i·zo·a
(-zō'ə)
An epizoic organism.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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