entozoon

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en′tə zōon)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
en•to•zo•on  (en′tə zōon),USA pronunciation n., pl. -zo•a 
    (-zōə).USA pronunciation 
  1. Microbiologyany animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host (opposed to ectozoon).
Also, entozoan. 
  • ento- + -zoon 1825–35

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