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epizoon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
epi-zoon
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:

noun

A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:

Etymology

From epi- + -zoon.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

epizoa (plural) epizoons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

epizoic epizooic epiphyte

Synonyms

ectoparasite ectozoan ectozoon epizoan

Questions

What does epizoon mean?
A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:
Where does epizoon come from?
From epi- + -zoon.

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