Definitions for: Epizoon

[n] any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

Webster (1913) Definition: Ep`i*zo"["o]n, n.; pl. Epizoa. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`
upon + ? animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various
kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other
animals; an ectozo["o]n. Among them are the lice, ticks, many
acari, the lerneans, or fish lice, and other crustaceans.

Synonyms: ectoparasite, ectozoa, ectozoon, epizoa

See Also: flea, parasite

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