entozoic
[ en-tuh-zoh-ik ]
/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɪk /
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adjective
(of a parasitic animal) living within the body of its host.
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Words nearby entozoic
Entoprocta, entoptic, entoretina, entourage, entozoan, entozoic, entozoon, entr'acte, entrails, entrain, entrainment
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Example sentences from the Web for entozoic
Before Kchenmeister's experiments in 1852, there was no general knowledge of the exact pathology of entozoic disease.
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British Dictionary definitions for entozoic
entozoic
/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɪk) /
adjective
of or relating to an entozoon
living inside an animalentozoic fungi
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