ECTOZOAN (ectozoa)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: ectozoa   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does ectozoan mean? 

• ECTOZOAN (noun)
  The noun ECTOZOAN has 1 sense:

1. any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

  Familiarity information: ECTOZOAN used as a noun is very rare.

• ECTOZOAN (adjective)
  The adjective ECTOZOAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to epizoa

  Familiarity information: ECTOZOAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ECTOZOAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

ectoparasite; ectozoan; ectozoon; epizoan; epizoon

Hypernyms ("ectozoan" is a kind 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)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "ectozoan"):

flea (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)

• ECTOZOAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to epizoa

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

ectozoan; epizoan

Pertainym:

ectozoon (any external parasitic organism (as fleas))

Derivation:

ectozoon (any external parasitic organism (as fleas))