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epizoon

/ˌep.ɪˈzəʊ.ɒn/

Traducción: Sustantivo que designa cualquier organismo parásito externo, como una pulga, que vive en la superficie de su huésped.

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noun

C2formalcommonscientific/ˌep.ɪˈzəʊ.ɒn/

plural irregular

A noun referring to any external parasitic organism, such as a flea, that lives on the outside of its host.

  • 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa cualquier organismo parásito externo, como una pulga, que vive en la superficie de su huésped.
  1. External Parasite C2 formal scientific

    An organism that lives on the outside of a host animal, such as fleas, ticks, or lice.

    • Fleas are a common epizoon found on dogs and cats.
    • The veterinarian identified the tick as an epizoon on the horse.
    • Lice are a type of epizoon that can infest human hair.

    🇪🇸Epizoo

    Sinónimos: ectoparasite

  • epizoon's possessive singular form