ENTOZOANS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word entozoans. (close relations)
Definition of ENTOZOANS
Best Alternative Words for ENTOZOANS
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flatworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body | ||||||||
flukes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a stroke of luck • a barb on a harpoon or arrow • flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor • either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean • parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host | ||||||||
helminths | nounn | |||||||
noun • worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes | ||||||||
nematodes | nounn | |||||||
noun • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||||||||
parasites | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 • a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage | ||||||||
roundworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||||||||
tapeworms | nounn | |||||||
noun • ribbonlike flatworms that are parasitic in the intestines of humans and other vertebrates | ||||||||
worms | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae • a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect • a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network • screw thread on a gear with the teeth of a worm wheel or rack verb • to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling) | ||||||||
endozoan | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to entozoa noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
endoparasite | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
endozoic | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective • living within a living animal usually as a parasite | ||||||||
entoparasite | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
entozoic | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • living within a living animal usually as a parasite | ||||||||
entozoon | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) |