ENTOZOON Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word entozoon. (close relations)
Definition of ENTOZOON
Best Alternative Words for ENTOZOON
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| helminth | nounn | |||||||
noun • worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes | ||||||||
| nematode | nounn | |||||||
noun • unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic | ||||||||
| parasite | 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 | ||||||||
| worm | 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) | ||||||||
| endoparasite | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||
| entoparasite | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
| entozoan | nounn | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to entozoa • living within a living animal usually as a parasite noun • any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | ||||||||
