entozoon
entozoon noun: any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.
Noun
entozoon (plural entozoa or entozoons)
- Any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.
- The discovery that a disorder known as "the staggers," of which many thousands of sheep have died annually, is caused by an entozoon which presses on the brain, and that if the creature is extracted through the softened place in the skull which marks its position, the sheep usually recovers, is...1903, Herbert Spencer, Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects
entozoon meaning in Tamil
entozoon in Tamil
- அகவொட்டுயிரி, அந்தர்சீவி
Forms of entozoon
| plural | entozoa |
|---|---|
| plural | entozoons |
Words formed from entozoon
Questions about entozoon
- What does entozoon mean?
- Entozoon means any of various microscopic parasitic worms previously classified together under the grouping Entozoa.
- What is entozoon in Tamil?
- Entozoon in Tamil is அகவொட்டுயிரி, அந்தர்சீவி. See Entozoon meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is entozoon?
- Entozoon is a noun.
- What is the plural of entozoon?
- The plural of entozoon is entozoa.
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