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Meaning of "epizoon" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EPIZOON

New Latin, from epi- + Greek zōion animal.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EPIZOON

epizoon  [ˌɛpɪˈzəʊɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPIZOON

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Epizoon is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EPIZOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of epizoon in the English dictionary

The definition of epizoon in the dictionary is an animal, such as a parasite, that lives on the body of another animal.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPIZOON


diplozoon
ˌdɪpləˈzəʊɒn
ectozoon
ˌɛktəʊˈzəʊɒn
entozoon
ˌɛntəʊˈzəʊɒn
haematozoon
ˌhiːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn
hematozoon
ˌhiːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn
heroon
hɪəˈrəʊɒn
parazoon
ˈpærəˌzəʊɒn
polyzoon
ˌpɒlɪˈzəʊɒn
protozoon
ˌprəʊtəˈzəʊɒn
spermatozoon
ˌspɜːmətəʊˈzəʊɒn
zoon
ˈzəʊɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPIZOON

epitomist
epitomization
epitomize
epitomizer
epitonic
epitope
epitrachelion
epitrite
epitrochoid
epizeuxis
epizoa
epizoan
epizoic
epizoism
epizoite
epizootic
epizootically
epizootiologic
epizootiology
epizooty

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPIZOON

afternoon
balloon
boon
Cameroon
cartoon
honeymoon
hoon
hot-air balloon
lagoon
madzoon
maroon
matzoon
moon
noon
over the moon
saloon
soon
spoon
toon
typhoon

Synonyms and antonyms of epizoon in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «epizoon» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPIZOON

Find out the translation of epizoon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of epizoon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «epizoon» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

epizoon
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

epizoon
570 millions of speakers

English

epizoon
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

epizoon
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طفيلي حيواني خارجي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

epizoon
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

epizoon
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

epizoon
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épizootie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Epizoon
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

epizoon
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

epizoon
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

epizoon
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Epizoon
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

epizoon
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

epizoon
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एपिझून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dış parazit hayvancık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

epizoo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

epizoon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

epizoon
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

epizoon
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

epizoon
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

epizoon
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

epizoon
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

epizoon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of epizoon

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIZOON»

The term «epizoon» is used very little and occupies the 193.258 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPIZOON» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about epizoon

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPIZOON»

Discover the use of epizoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to epizoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia: The Balanidae (or ...
There are, also, toany special relations between the male epizoons and the Cirripedes to which they are attached ; thus, the mouth of the epizoon of Ibla, is so like the mouth of Ibla, which is peculiar in several respects, that I should easily have ...
Charles Darwin, 1854
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A Monograph on the Sub - Class Cirripedia, with Figures of ...
There are, also, many special relations between the male epizoons and the Cirripedes to which they are attached ; thus, the mouth of the epizoon of Ibla, is so like the mouth of Ibla, which is peculiar in several respects, that I should easily have ...
Charles Darwin, 1854
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A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia: The Lepadidæ; or, ...
There are,'also, many special relations between the male epizoons and the Cirripedes to which they are attached; thus, the mouth of the epizoon of Ibla, is so like the mouth of Ibla, which is peculiar in several respects, that I should easily have ...
Charles Darwin, 1854
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A Sea without Fish: Life in the Ordovician Sea of the ...
... or raised structures. epizoon (pl., epizoa; n.) an animal that spends its life on or attached to the exterior of another living animal (Davis et al. 1999, 33; pronounced: ep-pT-zo-un). In former years, the word would have been written “ epizoon ...
Richard Arnold Davis, David L. Meyer, 2009
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Lewis' Dictionary of Toxicology
... the least affinity for the corresponding antitoxin. epizoa. plural of epizoon. epizoicide. an agent that destroys epizoa (See epizoon). epizoon (plural, epizoa). an animal parasite that lives on the outer surface of the body of the host. epizootic .
Robert Alan Lewis, 1998
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Animal Behavior Desk Reference: A Dictionary of Animal ...
Many epiphytes such as Tillandsia sp. and Tillandsia usneoides (Spanish-moss) (Bromeliaceae), two kinds of lichens, and moss inhabit tree trunks in Florida, U.S. (fig. 14). cf. zoon: epizoon ♢ episematic character See character: episematic ...
Edward M. Barrows, 2011
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CRC Dictionary of Agricultural Sciences
Cf. epidemic, epizootic, epi- demiological. epirbeology. the science of the effects of exogenous factors on plants. episcleritis. inflammation of the sclera (or 'white') of the eye. epizoa. plural of epizoon. epizoicide. an agent that destroys epizoa ...
Robert Alan Lewis, 2001
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Limnology
2.2.6 Epizoon Some algae are attached to hard shells of less motile sedentary animals and are benefited by being attached to live animals, because they will now be protected by grazing animals and will also obtain some growth stimulants in ...
S. C. Agrawal, 1999
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A monograph of the sub-class Cirripedia--the Balanidae
There are, also, many special relations between the male epizoons and the cirripedes to which they are attached; thus, the mouth of the epizoon of Ibla, is so like the mouth of Ibla, which is peculiar in several respects, that I should easily have ...
Charles Darwin, 1988
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Landscape and Gender in the Novels of Charlotte Bronte ...
This is almost word for word borrowed from Lewes's Seaside Studies: 'man is a parasitic animal, living on a grander creature — an epizoon nestling in the skin of this planetary organism, which rolls through space like a ciliated ovum rolling ...
Eithne Henson, 2011

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