HyperDic: epizoan

English > 2 senses of the word epizoan:
ADJECTIVEpertepizoan, ectozoanof or relating to epizoa
NOUNanimalepizoan, ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoonany external parasitic organism (as fleas)
English > epizoan: 2 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to epizoa.
Synonymectozoan
Spanishepizoario
Nounsepizoonany external parasitic organism (as fleas)
English > epizoan: 2 senses > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny external parasitic organism (as fleas).
Synonymsectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoon
NarrowerfleaAny wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
BroaderparasiteAn animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant)
Spanishectoparásito, ectozoan, epizoan
Catalanectozoan, epizoan

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