EPIZOAN (epizoa)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: epizoa   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does epizoan mean? 

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

1. any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

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

• EPIZOAN (adjective)
  The adjective EPIZOAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to epizoa

  Familiarity information: EPIZOAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EPIZOAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ectoparasite; ectozoan; ectozoon; epizoan; epizoon

Hypernyms ("epizoan" 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "epizoan"):

flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)

• EPIZOAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to epizoa

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ectozoan; epizoan

Pertainym:

epizoon (any external parasitic organism (as fleas))

Derivation:

epizoon (any external parasitic organism (as fleas))