epizoic

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Adjective epizoic has 1 sense

epizoic - living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite; "an epizoic plant parasite"
Antonyms: entozoic, entozoan, endozoic

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Term: Epizoic

Definition:

Adj. Living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal.

Examples:

1. The barnacles attached to the whale's skin are considered epizoic organisms.

2. Epizoic fungi thrive on the shells of certain species of tortoises.

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