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ectozoon

[ek-tuh-zoh-on, -uhn]

noun

Biology.

plural

ectozoa 
  1. any animal parasite, as the louse, that lives on the surface of its host (entozoon ).



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Word History and Origins

Origin of ectozoon1

First recorded in 1855–60; ecto- + -zoon

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