entozoan

Other forms: entozoa

Definitions of entozoan

1. noun

   any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
   synonyms: endoparasite, endozoan, entoparasite, entozoon

   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
2. adjective

   living within a living animal usually as a parasite
   synonyms: endozoic, entozoic
3. adjective

   of or relating to entozoa
   synonyms: endozoan