Found 2 items, similar to entozoa.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: entozoa
entozoa
See
entozoan
entozoan
adj 1: of or relating to entozoa [syn:
endozoan]
2: living within a living animal usually as a parasite;
“entozoic worms” [syn:
entozoic,
endozoic] [ant:
epizoic]
n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of
animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn:
endoparasite,
entoparasite,
entozoon,
endozoan]
[also:
entozoa (pl)]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Entozoa
Entozoon
\En`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl.
Entozoa. [NL. See
Entozoa.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Entozoa.
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Entozoa
\En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + zw,on an
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes,
roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the
interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
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2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living
parasitically in others.