ectozoon 1
noundomain: animal
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Hypernym
parasite 1
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
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
ectozoan 1
adjective
of or relating to epizoa
EnglishDerivationally related form
ectozoan 1
adjective
of or relating to epizoa
Hyponym
flea 1
noun
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
