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noun
A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows 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: usually
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
A microorganism (such as a yeast-type fungus or a protozoon) that grows on the surface of an animal host, as:
In a parasitic way, as an external parasite.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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noun
any external parasitic organism (as fleas)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ectoparasite, ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: parasite
Narrower terms: flea
History
From epi- + -zoon.
