epizoon
Meanings
noun
- A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:
- In a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.
- In a parasitic way, as an external parasite.
Word forms
Etymology
From epi- + -zoon.
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