entozoan
/ˌɛntəˈzoʊən/
adjective
- Relating to or being an animal that lives inside another animal's body.
- The entozoan lifestyle means the creature never needs to hunt for its own food.
- The study of entozoan organisms is important for veterinary medicine.
- Entozoan parasites often have very simple body structures.
noun
- An animal that lives inside the body of another animal, usually as a parasite.
- Scientists discovered a new entozoan living in the stomach of a deep-sea fish.
- Some entozoans can cause serious diseases in their hosts.
- The tapeworm is a common entozoan found in the intestines of mammals.
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