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entozoon

DEFINITIONS OF: entozoon

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n any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

Synonyms:
endoparasite, endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan
Type of:
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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