ENTOZOAN (entozoa)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: entozoa   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does entozoan mean? 

• ENTOZOAN (noun)
  The noun ENTOZOAN has 1 sense:

1. any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

  Familiarity information: ENTOZOAN used as a noun is very rare.

• ENTOZOAN (adjective)
  The adjective ENTOZOAN has 2 senses:

1. of or relating to entozoa

2. living within a living animal usually as a parasite

  Familiarity information: ENTOZOAN used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ENTOZOAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

endoparasite; endozoan; entoparasite; entozoan; entozoon

Hypernyms ("entozoan" is a kind of...):

parasite (an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host)

Derivation:

entozoan (living within a living animal usually as a parasite)

entozoan (of or relating to entozoa)

• ENTOZOAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to entozoa

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

endozoan; entozoan

Pertainym:

entozoon (any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms))

Derivation:

entozoan; entozoon (any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Living within a living animal usually as a parasite

Synonyms:

endozoic; entozoan; entozoic

Context example:

entozoic worms

Derivation:

entozoan; entozoon (any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms))