Meanings
adjectiveepizoic (not comparable)
alternative epizooic
- Growing on the surface of an animal host, as:
- not comparableusuallybiologyIn a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.
- not comparableuncommonbiologyIn a parasitic way, as an external parasite.
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
adjectiveliving or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from epizoon + -ic = epi- + zoic.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Italian epizoico
- epizoicogrowing on the surface of an animal host
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APA
epizoic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epizoic
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“epizoic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epizoic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “epizoic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/epizoic.
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