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epizoon

epizoon noun: in a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.

Noun

epizoon (plural epizoa or epizoons)

  1. (usually) In a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.
  2. (uncommon) In a parasitic way, as an external parasite.

epizoon meaning in Tamil

epizoon in Tamil

புற ஒட்டுயிர்

Forms of epizoon

pluralepizoa
pluralepizoons

Origin of epizoon

From epi- + -zoon.

Questions about epizoon

What does epizoon mean?
Epizoon means in a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.
What is epizoon in Tamil?
Epizoon in Tamil is புற ஒட்டுயிர். See Epizoon meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is epizoon?
Epizoon is a noun.
What is the plural of epizoon?
The plural of epizoon is epizoa.

Words near epizoon in the dictionary

  1. epizoodic
  2. epizoodics
  3. epizooic
  4. epizoological
  5. epizoology
  6. epizoon
  7. epizoonosis
  8. epizoonotic
  9. epizoons
  10. epizootic
  11. epizootic hemorrhagic disease

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Adapted from Wiktionary: epizoon (page history and authors); epizoon (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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