Entozoa

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Entozoon \En`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Entozoa}. [NL. See
     {Entozoa}.] (Zo["o]l.)
     One of the Entozoa.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Entozoa \En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + zw,on an
     animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
     1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes,
        roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the
        interior of other animals; the Helminthes.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living
        parasitically in others. Entozoal

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entozoa
       See {entozoan}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  entozoan
       adj 1: of or relating to entozoa [syn: {endozoan}]
       2: living within a living animal usually as a parasite;
          "entozoic worms" [syn: {entozoic}, {endozoic}] [ant: {epizoic}]
       n : any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of
           animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: {endoparasite},
            {entoparasite}, {entozoon}, {endozoan}]
       [also: {entozoa} (pl)]