Epizoan

2 definitions found

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

  Epizoan \Ep`i*zo"an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
     An epizo["o]n.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  epizoan
       adj : of or relating to epizoa [syn: {ectozoan}]
       n : any external parasitic organism (as fleas) [syn: {ectoparasite},
            {ectozoan}, {ectozoon}, {epizoon}]
       [also: {epizoa} (pl)]