entozoon
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en·to·zo·on
(ĕn′tə-zō′ən)n. pl. en·to·zo·a (-zō′ə)
Any of various animals, such as tapeworms or trematodes, that inhabit the internal organs or tissues of other animals, usually as parasites.
en′to·zo′ic adj.
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entozoon
(ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn) orentozoan
n, pl -zoa (-ˈzəʊə) or -zoans
(Zoology) any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite
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en•to•zo•on
(ˌɛn təˈzoʊ ɒn, -ən)n., pl. -zo•a (-ˈzoʊ ə)
any animal parasite, as an intestinal worm, that lives within the body of its host.
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| Noun | 1. |  entozoon - any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)parasite - an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host |
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