entozoan

Definition of Entozoan in English :

any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

2. endozoan, entozoan

of or relating to entozoa

3. endozoic, entozoan, entozoic

living within a living animal usually as a parasite

Example Sentences:
'entozoic worms'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Entozoan

noun plural -zoa (-ˈzəʊə) or -zoans

any animal, such as a tapeworm, that lives within another animal, usually as a parasite

nounWord forms: plural ˌentoˈzoa (ˌɛntəˈzoʊə ; enˌtəzōˈə)

an internal animal parasite, esp. a parasitic worm infesting the intestines, muscles, etc.