endozoic — en do*zo ic ([e^]n d[ o]*z[=o] [i^]k), adj. Living within a living animal, usually as a parasite; as, endozoic worms. Contrasted with {epizoic}. Syn: entozoic, entozoan. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endozoic — adjective living within a living animal usually as a parasite entozoic worms • Syn: ↑entozoic, ↑entozoan • Ant: ↑epizoic (for: ↑entozoic) • Deriv … Useful english dictionary
endozoic — adj. [Gr. endon, within; zoon, animal] Living within or passing through an animal; see entozoic, epizoic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
endozoic — en·do·zo·ic … English syllables
entozoic — adj. [Gr. entos, within; zoon, animal] Living within another animal; an internal parasite; see endozoic, epizoic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
algae — algal, adj. /al jee/, n.pl., sing. alga / geuh/. any of numerous groups of chlorophyll containing, mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms ranging from microscopic single celled forms to multicellular forms 100 ft. (30 m) or more long, distinguished… … Universalium
entozoan — I noun any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) • Syn: ↑endoparasite, ↑entoparasite, ↑entozoon, ↑endozoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑endozoan ( … Useful english dictionary
entozoic — adjective living within a living animal usually as a parasite entozoic worms • Syn: ↑entozoan, ↑endozoic • Ant: ↑epizoic • Derivationally related forms: ↑entozoan ( … Useful english dictionary
opalina — ˌōpəˈlīnə, lēnə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin opalus opal + New Latin ina : a genus (the type of the family Opalinidae) of large flattened multinucleate protociliates that are endozoic in the rectum of amphibians … Useful english dictionary