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Answer for the clue "Any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) ", 8 letters:
entozoon

Word definitions for entozoon in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Entozoon \En`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. Entozoa . [NL. See Entozoa .] (Zo["o]l.) One of the Entozoa. [1913 Webster] ||

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) [syn: endoparasite , entoparasite , entozoan , endozoan ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context obsolete English) Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping ''Entozoa''.

Usage examples of entozoon.

Polyps, sponges, and cystic entozoa, may also be included among hermaphrodites.