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adj
Growing on the surface of an animal host, as:
In a nonparasitic way, using an animal's skin as a microhabitat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Growing on the surface of an animal host, as:
In a parasitic way, as an external parasite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, uncommon
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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adjective
living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: entozoic
History
From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from epizoon + -ic = epi- + zoic.
Across languages
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