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Epizoic (Adjective)

Meaning

Living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite; "an epizoic plant parasite".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

  • Ticks and lice are epizoic parasites that live on the skin of mammals and birds.
  • External fish parasites, like certain species of copepods, can be classified as epizoic organisms.
  • Some species of algae can grow epizoically on the shells of turtles and other aquatic animals.
  • Barnacles are often found attached to the skin of whales in an epizoic manner.
  • Scientists have identified several types of fungi that grow epizoically on the exoskeletons of insects.

Antonyms

  • Entozoic
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