entozoic

American  

[en-tuh-zoh-ik] / ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɪk /

adjective

1. (of a parasitic animal) living within the body of its host.

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entozoic British  

/ ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɪk /

adjective

1. of or relating to an entozoon

2. living inside an animal

   entozoic fungi

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Etymology

Origin of entozoic

First recorded in 1860–65; entozo(a) ( def. ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Scō′lex, the embryo of an entozoic worm.

From Project Gutenberg

I will not dwell on these; though, if I were writing a book of pure science, there is a wondrous array of facts of the most striking and interesting character, connected with the structure, the metamorphoses, and the habits, of the Entozoic Worms, which I might present to my readers.

From Project Gutenberg

Professor, on certain Entozoic Worms, 201. on the Conchoderma Hunteri, 154.Oxynaspis,

From Project Gutenberg