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Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)
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entozoa
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. of or relating to entozoa [syn: endozoan ] living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms" [syn: entozoic , endozoic ] [ant: epizoic ] n. any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal ...
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n. (plural of entozoon English)
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Entozoa \En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + zw,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.) A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes, roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the interior of other animals; the Helminthes. An artificial group, ...
Usage examples of entozoa.
Polyps, sponges, and cystic entozoa, may also be included among hermaphrodites.