epizoic
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Epizoic — Ep i*zo ic, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; said of external parasites. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
epizoic — EPIZÓIC, Ă adj. 1. care creşte pe corpul animalelor. 2. (despre fructe, seminţe, spori) care se răspândeşte fixându se de corpul animalelor. (< fr. épizoïque) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
epizoic — [ep΄i zō′ik] adj. living on or attached to the external surface of an animal, but not parasitic epizoite [ep΄ə zōīt΄] n … English World dictionary
epizoic — adjective Date: circa 1857 living upon the body of an animal < an epizoic plant > • epizoite noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
epizoic — adjective living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite an epizoic plant parasite • Ant: ↑entozoic … Useful english dictionary
epizoic — adj. [Gr. epi, upon; zoon, animal] Pertaining to an organism living on, or attached to the body of another animal; see endozoic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
epizoic — epizoism, n. /ep euh zoh ik/, adj. Biol. externally parasitic. [1855 60; EPIZO(ON) + IC] * * * … Universalium
epizoic — Living as a parasite on the skin surface. * * * epi·zo·ic .ep ə zō ik adj dwelling upon the body of an animal epi·zo·ism .iz əm n epi·zo·ite .īt n * * * epi·zo·ic (ep″ĭ zoґik) 1. pertaining to … Medical dictionary
epizoic — adj. living as an external parasite, living upon the body of its host (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
epizoic — [ˌɛpɪ zəʊɪk] adjective Biology living non parasitically on the exterior of a living animal. Derivatives epizoite ɛpɪ zəʊʌɪt noun Origin C19: from epi + Gk zōion animal + ic … English new terms dictionary
