entozoon

[ en-tuh-zoh-on ]

/ ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɒn /

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noun, plural en·to·zo·a

[en-tuh-zoh-uh]. /ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ə/.

any animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host (opposed to ectozoon).

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Also entozoan.

Origin of entozoon

First recorded in 1825–35; ento- + -zoon

Words nearby entozoon

Entoprocta, entoptic, entourage, entozoan, entozoic, entozoon, entr'acte, entrails, entrain, entrainment, entrammel

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How to use entozoon in a sentence

He also showed that the entozoon was the cause of the hmaturia known to be endemic at the Cape.
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In all my examinations I have met with this little entozoon in three cases only.
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We know nothing, for certain, respecting the source of this entozoon.
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From the earliest times this entozoon has been confounded with the palisade worm.
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Dr Morris supposed he had discovered a new entozoon in Australia in July, 1871.
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British Dictionary definitions for entozoon

entozoon

entozoan

/ (ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn) /

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə)

any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite

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entozoon

Origin of entozoon

Words nearby entozoon

Words related to entozoon

How to use entozoon in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for entozoon

entozoan